Save the Sound, Inc.

Please join me in raising money for Save the Sound, a 501(c) non-profit that protects the Long Island Sound and our delicate eco system. Growing up in Westport and as someone who loves the outdoors, the Sound is a place of beauty and tranquility. During this pandemic, the Sound has become a safe place where so many people in my community gather (socially distanced) and remember the beauty of nature and that life will at some point return to normal.

I’m a Staples High School student and a self-taught portrait artist and I’ve created this fundraiser to both raise money for Save the Sound and increase awareness for its mission to protect our environment. 

In order to help, I am offering to draw portraits of residents who similarly recognize the importance of the Sound and would like to make a contribution to support this great cause.

Supporters can email to me at this address [email redacted] a photo of themselves or someone they love and I will draw a portrait. I don’t know how many supporters will send in photos so I will choose from the photos emailed to me and draw as many portraits as I possibly can.

Thank you for your support in helping to protect our delicate environment. Please Help Spread the Word! Portraits: https://www.facebook.com/111566277344758/posts/201697581664960/?d=n

If you love Long Island Sound, help get the Soundkeeper back on the water!

The Sound has not had a Keeper since we lost Terry Backer in 2015. Save the Sound is proud to honor his legacy by bringing on new Soundkeeper Bill Lucey. You can help make the dream a reality by getting Bill on the water this fall.

We hope to power his patrol boat with a new Evinrude engine, which costs $17,500 to purchase and install.

Through regular patrols of your bays and harbors, the Soundkeeper will focus on finding, reporting, and fixing our most vexing water quality problems. The Soundkeeper will speak out on behalf of the many marine species and people that depend on a healthy Sound for survival. 

Please help get the Soundkeeper on the water this year! Chip in now to make sure Bill has a reliable engine.

Learn more about Soundkeeper’s history:
http://www.savethesound.org/soundkeeper 

Save the Sound has an established 40-year track record of restoring and protecting the waters and shorelines of the Sound. In 2017, Save the Sound and Soundkeeper, Inc. joined forces. From offices in New Haven and Mamaroneck, we work for a cleaner, healthier, and more vibrant Long Island Sound where humans and marine life can prosper year-round. Our success is based on scientific knowledge, legal expertise, and thousands of ordinary people teaming up to achieve results that benefit our environment for current and future generations.

*Actual Boat Engine is an estimation based on boat experts' recommendations.