2011 Interlux Waterfront Challenge Awards Announced

 

While five other community groups won regional awards of $4,500 each in a ceremony Thursday, October 28th at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the Rozalia Project For A Clean Ocean received a $20,000 check from Interlux® as the national winner of the 2011 Interlux Waterfront Challenge.

The Vermont-based Rozalia Project For A Clean Ocean utilized a state-of-the-art, remote operated underwater vehicle (ROV) to assist nearly 1,400 people to remove over 4,400 pieces of marine debris from the sea floor in eight locations throughout New England. “We’re incredibly thrilled to receive this generous award from Interlux,” said Rachael Miller, who co-founded the Rozalia Project with her husband, James Lyne. “The funds will enable Rozalia Project to keep pushing forward with cleaning up our oceans and waterways from the surface to the seafloor, inspiring people of all ages to be part of the solution and learning more about the problem of marine debris in order to discover ways to reduce and reverse its effects,” Miller added.

“The widespread, positive impact on our environment and the involvement of so many people in the Rozalia Project represents everything we could possibly hope for in the national winner of the Interlux Waterfront Challenge,” said Elenor Ekman, Interlux North America marketing manager.

The five regional winners of 2011 Interlux Waterfront Challenge awards of $4,500 each were: Chester’s Cutting Crew (Port Ewen, NY), for developing an ongoing program to rid a local beach of invasive water chestnuts; South River Federation (Edgewater, MD), for removing almost 13 tons of trash from a local creek; Sea Scout Ship 41 (Bay Village, OH), for designing a crusher for used oil filters to help marinas properly dispose of them; Shake-A-Leg (Miami, FL), for cleaning up a beach on an offshore island, replanting native mangrove and collecting seed specimens to help replant mangroves in other environmentally challenged areas; and Citizens For A Healthy Bay (Tacoma, WA), for the removal of litter and other debris along a blighted portion of Commencement Bay.

The judges for the 2011 Interlux Waterfront Challenge were: Thom Dammrich, President of the National Marine Manufacturers Association; Fred Daoust, General Manager, Interlux North America; John Kelly, Chairman of the American Coatings Association Antifouling Working Group and a member of the California State Lands Commission Fouling Technical Advisory Group; Dan Pingaro, CEO of Sailors for the Sea; and Susan Shingledecker, Director of Environmental Programs for the BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety & Clean Water.

In addition, more than 5,000 boaters helped the judges choose the regional award winners by voting for their favorite project at the Interlux Waterfront Challenge page on Facebook. Sadly, no Canadian entries were received in 2011 although Canadian entries were welcomed.

Information about the 2012 Interlux Waterfront Challenge will be available in February.

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