PROTECT OUR WINTERS AND SURFRIDER FOUNDATION PARTNER WITH PRO ATHLETES IN VOTING CAMPAIGN
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With voter turnout a major issue in the 2012 election, Protect Our Winters and the Surfrider Foundation have asked professional skiers, snowboarders and surfers to remind their respective communities to get out and vote.
Eleven pro athletes such as Travis Rice, Jeremy Jones, Shea Lopez and Gretchen Bleiler have all submitted personal video clips asking people to remember to get out and vote on November 6th.
“Do you part to protect the environment and get and vote, because every vote counts,” says professional skier Chris Davenport. “Climate Change is effecting our oceans…and if you don’t vote, you can’t complain,” said pro surfer Torrey Meister.
“This is a critical election for the environment. It’s just so important that everyone who can vote, takes a few minutes to do it. We spend the entire year fighting for key issues and this is our opportunity to be active participants to create the change we’re seeking. And we know that having pro athletes deliver that message can be really impactful,” says Chris Steinkamp, Executive Director for Protect Our Winters.
POW/Surfrider’s goal is to distribute these as widely as possible throughout the action sports community between now and Election Day to remind their respective communities to vote. The effort will be supported by heavy social media
and partner distribution.Entire list of athletes with video links:
Snow:
Drop In. And Vote: Chris Davenport from protect our winters on Vimeo.
Drop In. And Vote: Travis Rice from protect our winters on Vimeo.
Drop In. And Vote: Gretchen Bleiler from protect our winters on Vimeo.
Drop In. And Vote: Jeremy Jones from protect our winters on Vimeo.
Drop In. And Vote: Ingrid Backstrom from protect our winters on Vimeo.
Drop In. And Vote: Chanelle Sladics from protect our winters on Vimeo.
Drop In. And Vote: Ralph Backstrom from protect our winters on Vimeo.
Drop In. And Vote: Forrest Shearer from protect our winters on Vimeo.
Drop In. And Vote: Caroline Gleich from protect our winters on Vimeo.
Surf:
Drop In. And Vote: Nick Rozsa from protect our winters on Vimeo.
Drop In. And Vote: Torrey Meister from protect our winters on Vimeo.
Drop In. And Vote: Shea Lopez from protect our winters on Vimeo.
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