PACIFIC NORTHWEST (PNW) PROTECTORS: this nonprofit organization is trying to protect an animal of personal importance to me. I love dolphins, in particular killer whales, which are actually dolphins not whales! My family visited the San Juan Islands 2 summers ago and witnessed a terrible tragedy of a death of a newborn killer whale.

These Southern Resident Killer Whales are on the verge of extinction. This species of salmon-eating orcas are critically endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The cause is the disappearing numbers of wild Chinook (king) salmon due to human causes (rivers have been dammed where they spawn, ocean pollution, overfishing, farmed salmon pens infecting wild chinook salmon). Pacific Northwest Chinook salmon and these orcas are both threatened by our actions. PNW Protectors helps recover this beloved population of orcas and native king salmon through public awareness and education, campaigns to take down the dams along the lower Snake Rivers in Oregon/Washington states. From March 1-22, PNW Protectors are helping organize a march from Portland to Ice Harbor Dam to put pressure on legislators and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to start breaching the four lower Snake River dams in 2020. PNW Protectors is also coming out with a documentary series called Coextinction: www.coextinctionfilm.com.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/brooke-pnw-protectors

PETA (PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS): my family has been following a vegetarian diet this year and we are working towards converting to a plant-based diet.

PETA is now educating people about plant-based diets, since it has become increasingly clear that animal agriculture is the biggest contributor to greenhouse gases. They also help end suffering and save animals lives. They fight cruelty through education, investigations, grassroots campaigns, rescues, and messages of compassion.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/brooke-peta

5 GYRES INSTITUTE: Husband and wife co-founded this organization to fight the plastic pollution of our oceans. In 2015, 5 Gyres successfully advocated for the ban of plastic microbeads in skincare and cosmetic products in the U.S. Plastic in our oceans is a real global health crisis and our recycling industry is broken. It’s not correct to think that what we throw into our blue bins is being recycled/repurposed. It does not. 99% of the plastic we throw into our recycling bins is ends up in landfills.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/brooke-5-gyres

RIC O’BARRY’S DOLPHIN PROJECT: Ric O’Barry has worked on both sides of the captive dolphin issue (first 10 years within the dolphin captivity industry, and for the past 48, against it). He trained the dolphin who played Flipper. He produced the Academy Award-winning documentary The Cove and the Animal Planet TV series Blood Dolphins. Over the past 48 years he has rescued and rehabilitated dolphins in many countries around the world. He is leading voice in the fight to end brutal dolphin hunts in Japan, Solomon Island, Farae Islands and Indonesia, and on the lookout for illegal captures for marine theme parks.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/brooke-ric-o039barry039s-dolphin-project

OCEAN CONSERVANCY: focuses on long-term solutions to protect our oceans from overfishing, pollution, acidification, and protects marine wildlife and coastal communities. For over 30 years, it has been hosting the International Coastal Cleanup, which brings together millions of volunteers all across the world to remove trash from beaches.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/brooke-ocean-conservancy