An awareness event for Hands Across the Sands will be held on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 beginning at 4:30 the Hooters located at 877 S. Babcock Street in Melbourne. The event will include a screening at 6:30 of "BlueGreen", a film which examines the deep connection humans have with the ocean. A guest from Hands Across the Sand will be giving a Q&A about their upcoming peaceful protest to protect our beaches against offshore oil drilling.

The SurfGuru girls will be on hand with a prize wheel and live music will be provided by The Hamiltons beginning at 5:00.

Hands Across the Sand is a state-wide event which will be held on Saturday, February 13 at various beaches throughout the state. In Brevard County, it will take place at Lori Wilson Park in Cocoa Beach. At 1:00 p.m. participants will join hands to demonstrate human connectivity and how important the ocean and our beaches are to our way of life and our livelihoods from tourism, and how offshore drilling will greatly damage it by causing oil in our waters and on our beaches.

For more information about the two events, please visit www.surfguru.com or call Skye Robinson at 321-917-1435.