^{Plastic bag photo credit to rphlegm on Flickr}

Save The Bay Introduces ‘Bucks for the Bay’ Challenge

The statistics are scary. Every year, residents of the San Francisco Bay area use more than 3.8 billion plastic bags. Of these, more than 1 million bags end up in the Bay, threatening wildlife and the overall health of the ecosystem. But plastic bags aren’t the only concern. Pollution and sprawl are major threats to the environmental health of the area.

Thankfully, San Francisco Bay has found a champion in Save The Bay – the largest regional organization working to protect, restore and celebrate the Bay. This summer University of Phoenix has committed their support to the cause by matching individual donations dollar-for-dollar (up to $40,000) before Aug. 31.

Every donation makes a difference – whether its $5 or $500 – and in this case, you get to feel like you’re giving twice as much! Plus, donors also get the opportunity to download a Bay screensaver and images to use as desktop backgrounds.

You can find more information at http://savesfbaygallery.org/landing.html

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