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If you're looking for a great charity this holiday season, consider supporting Reef Relief. Here is some information from their website:

Our Mission

Reef Relief® is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to improving and protecting our coral reef ecosystem.

Our Goals

• Increase public awareness of the importance and value of living coral reef ecosystems
• Increase scientific understanding and knowledge of living coral reef ecosystems
• Strengthen grassroots community-based efforts to protect coral reef ecosystems
• Design, develop, and help implement strategies for marine protected areas associated with coral reef ecosystems
• Encourage and support eco-tourism as part of sustainable community development that protects and preserves coral reef ecosystems
• Strengthen our organizational capacity to carry out our mission
• Reef Relief’s goal is S.E.A. for C.P.R.

We focus on rigorous Science to Educate the public & Advocate policymakers to achieve Conservation, Protection, and Restoration of coral reefs.

For more information go to http://reefrelief.org/mission/.9