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Sheryl
Crow, Ted Danson, Dennis Haysbert, Angela Kinsey, Anna Torv
in Laguna Beach, CA to Celebrate Oceana and
Fight for the Oceans
Oceana brings together celebrities and Southern California
supporters at 6th Annual SeaChange Summer Party on Sunday,
August 18, 2013
Laguna
Beach, CA: Celebrity
ocean activists joined Oceana and their biggest supporters
in Southern California for the 2013 SeaChange
Summer Party at
Villa Di Sogni, a private venue overlooking one of the West
Coast's most beautiful beaches. In its 6th year, SeaChange
is a fundraiser that benefits Oceana, the world's largest
international organization dedicated solely to protecting
the world's oceans and ensuring our seas can be abundant and
productive to help to feed our growing planet.
The
event featured Special Guest, and Grammy-winning performer Sheryl
Crow, alongside
deep sea diver and actor, Dennis
Haysbert, who served as the evening's Master of
Ceremonies and brought his personal connection to the ocean
into the program. Oceana Board Member, Ted
Danson brought
wife Mary
Steenburgen to
the event for the first time. Other celebrity guests
included Oceana activists Anna
Torv ('Fringe'
and Ryan Murphy's HBO pilot 'Open'), Angela
Kinsey ('The
Office'), Anne Heche with
husband James
Tupper (ABC's
'Revenge"), and Emily
Osment (Disney's
'Hannah Montana'). Mary
Lynn Rajskub ('24'
and the forthcoming revamp), Oscar
Nunez ('The Office'), Luke Tipple (host
of CW Network's 'Capture') and Mary
Murphy ('So
You Think You Can Dance?') were also in attendance to
support Oceana.
SeaChange guests
were treated to a sit-down dinner, presentations from Oceana
executives, directors and supporters. Guests also raised
their paddles in both silent and live auctions.
SEEN
AND HEARD - ITEMS:
Sheryl
Crow -
commenting from the stage about her personal connection to
the ocean.
"I
was a kid that grew up dreaming about the ocean. When I was
6 my dad took us all down to Florida and we rented an
Airstream across the street from the ocean. My mom always
said that we had to leave every campground better than when
we found it. And that has always been my motto and my kids
know it. So now I have a 6 year old and we go down to the
same spot and we always pick up trash on the beach, and he's
adamant about it. In his little eyes I feel that we're going
to see our oceans change because they'll be a generation of
kids who are starting to get educated to what's happening
out here."
Emily
Osment (Hannah
Montana) - speaking about one of her best friend's in the
world Miley Cyrus and her recent life changes
Mary
Murphy (So
You Think You Can Dance) ? discussing importance of
choreographer and music selection to make the most memorable
dances
Angela
Kinsey
chatting about her new role on Fox's hit New
Girl
Anna
Torv excited
for her new role in HBO's 'Open' where she's stepping out of
her comfort zone, playing a relaxed character and looking
forward to being a little crazy.
Anne
Heche "Talking
about co-starring with husband James Tupper in new film Noting
Left to Fear ?
?He was a much better person than he is now," she joked
about his role as minister. "He was a moral soul in that
movie,"she said laughing.
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Dennis
Haysbert "I
was struck by the effectiveness of Oceana. A healthy ocean
is every child's rightful inheritance."
Ted
Danson
"As you know, Dolphins are among the most social and
intelligent animals in our oceans. Every time I learn
something new about them, I'm amazed. Some of these
incredible animals are dying needlessly. Your support
tonight will help Oceana campaign to limit by catch and save
these magnificent animals."
ABOUT
OCEANA:
Oceana
is the largest international conservation group working
solely to protect the world's oceans. Oceana wins policy
victories for the oceans using science-based campaigns.
Since 2001, we have protected over 1.2 million square miles
of ocean and innumerable sea turtles, sharks, dolphins and
other sea creatures. More than 600,000 supporters have
already joined Oceana. Global in scope, Oceana has offices
in North, South and Central America and Europe. To learn
more, please visit
www.oceana.org
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