{"id":3398,"date":"2011-01-12T11:50:29","date_gmt":"2011-01-12T15:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/?p=3398"},"modified":"2011-01-12T11:50:29","modified_gmt":"2011-01-12T15:50:29","slug":"divers-direct-sponsors-multi-location-reef-and-beach-cleanup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/?p=3398","title":{"rendered":"Divers Direct Sponsors Multi-Location Reef and Beach Cleanup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DANIA BEACH, Fla.&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20110111007016\/en\/Divers-Direct-Sponsors-Multi-Location-Reef-Beach-Cleanup\" target=\"_blank\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<strong>Divers Direct, the world&#8217;s largest retailer of scuba diving equipment,<\/strong> is proud to host its first annual <a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diversdirect.com%2Fevents%2Fscrub-grub%2F&amp;esheet=6569655&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=%22Scrub+%26+Grub%22+reef+and+beach+cleanup&amp;index=1&amp;md5=cb57e12bf78ff8d31410da4c3b1fd8a0\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Scrub        &amp; Grub&#8221; reef and beach cleanup<\/a> to benefit multiple        locations throughout the state of Florida on Saturday, January 29, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the 5 <a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diversdirect.com%2Fflorida-dive-shops.cfm&amp;esheet=6569655&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Divers+Direct+Florida+Dive+Shops&amp;index=2&amp;md5=c031bd0def53c6cac9d41138ea5b6d0e\" target=\"_blank\">Divers        Direct Florida Dive Shops<\/a> in Orlando, West Palm Beach, Fort        Lauderdale, Key Largo and Key West will spearhead its own cleanup of a        local beach, coral reef, or both. The cleanup will be followed by a        celebration at each location with food and beverages for all        participants to show our thanks and gratitude for taking part in this        meaningful effort to preserve our beaches and oceans for many        generations to come. Prizes will be awarded to participants who collect        the most trash. As divers and lovers of the ocean, we wish to bring        awareness to the necessity of maintaining the health of the aquatic        environment by engaging in &#8220;green&#8221; practices when enjoying this natural        resource.<\/p>\n<p>Divers, snorkelers and beach-lovers alike will have the opportunity to        participate in this effort. <em>Each Divers Direct store will maintain a        list of participants and provide collection bags to all who sign up.<\/em> We are also partnering with dive boat operators in Islamorada and Miami        to provide a boat diving option for those who prefer to do a &#8220;deeper&#8221;        clean. Interested divers should contact the Divers Direct stores in Key        Largo or Fort Lauderdale to inquire about those options, as well as pay        the $50 boat diving fee to Divers Direct. Tanks will be available for        rental at our Orlando, West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale <a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diversdirect.com%2Fflorida-dive-shops.cfm&amp;esheet=6569655&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=dive+shops&amp;index=3&amp;md5=a97a1038b669d896ba58316a89dea429\" target=\"_blank\">dive        shops<\/a> on a limited basis for divers who do not have their        own. Please contact your local Divers Direct store for more details and        to sign up for this event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diversdirect.com%2Forlando-dive-shops.cfm&amp;esheet=6569655&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Divers+Direct+Orlando+Dive+Shop+-+407-363-2883&amp;index=4&amp;md5=6112ece5e43df28442f44c14716047e4\" target=\"_blank\">Divers        Direct Orlando Dive Shop &#8211; 407-363-2883<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diversdirect.com%2Fwest-palm-beach-dive-center.cfm&amp;esheet=6569655&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Divers+Direct+West+Palm+Beach+-+561-775-0577&amp;index=5&amp;md5=ecab715db97fccd0bffd88a960fac44b\" target=\"_blank\">Divers        Direct West Palm Beach &#8211; 561-775-0577<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diversdirect.com%2Fdive-shop-fort-lauderdale.cfm&amp;esheet=6569655&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Divers+Direct+Fort+Lauderdale+-+954-925-7630&amp;index=6&amp;md5=d9f5b38395ecffcf0ac08224edfb7bb8\" target=\"_blank\">Divers        Direct Fort Lauderdale &#8211; 954-925-7630<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diversdirect.com%2Fkey-largo-dive-shops.cfm&amp;esheet=6569655&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Divers+Direct+Key+Largo+-+305-451-0118&amp;index=7&amp;md5=12e29accc3a8c350c353a1ee8e52c3dd\" target=\"_blank\">Divers        Direct Key Largo &#8211; 305-451-0118<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diversdirect.com%2Fkey-west-dive-shops.cfm&amp;esheet=6569655&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Divers+Direct+Key+West+-+305-293-5122&amp;index=8&amp;md5=fc9aedf3aae9670095199484eee9a2fa\" target=\"_blank\">Divers        Direct Key West &#8211; 305-293-5122<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DANIA BEACH, Fla.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Divers Direct, the world&#8217;s largest retailer of scuba diving equipment, is proud to host its first annual &#8220;Scrub        &amp; Grub&#8221; reef and beach cleanup to benefit multiple        locations throughout the state of Florida on Saturday, January 29, 2011.<br \/>\nEach of the 5 Divers        Direct Florida Dive Shops in Orlando, West Palm Beach, Fort        Lauderdale, Key Largo and Key West will spearhead its own cleanup of a        local beach, coral reef, or both. The cleanup will be followed by a        celebration at each location with food and beverages for all        participants to show our thanks and gratitude for taking part &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,12,42,23,3,37,11,32,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aow","category-artificial-reefs","category-boats","category-events","category-ow","category-promotions","category-reefs","category-reference","category-report"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Divers Direct Sponsors Multi-Location Reef and Beach Cleanup - Divetalking<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Divetalking\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/?p=3398\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Divers Direct Sponsors Multi-Location Reef and Beach Cleanup\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Divetalking\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/?p=3398\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Divetalking\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Divetalking\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-01-12T15:50:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.divetalking.com\\\/?p=3398#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.divetalking.com\\\/?p=3398\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.divetalking.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/02d5721103fd9d171fcc8cfb74d80947\"},\"headline\":\"Divers Direct Sponsors Multi-Location Reef and Beach Cleanup\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-01-12T15:50:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.divetalking.com\\\/?p=3398\"},\"wordCount\":343,\"articleSection\":[\"Adv. 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