From Protect Our Future Cayman

Protect Our Future (POF) hosted a successful Mission Blue Hope Spot Celebration for our George Town Hope Spot with keynote speaker, world renowned marine biologist Dr Sylvia Earle on Friday, October 27th. POF partnered with Dr. Sylvia Earle’s organization Mission Blue, an international organization dedicated to inspiring action to explore and protect the ocean. Attendees at the Hope Spot Celebration at CIS were also able to hear a speech from Premier Wayne Panton, as well as leaders of Protect Our Future Evie Sweetman and Chloe Bentick-Lalli. Over 200 students, teachers, community members, and partners in groups such as the Central Caribbean Marine Institute, Cayman Islands National Trust, Plastic Free Cayman, and the Mangrove Rangers attended the event. 

Protect Our Future has served as the Champions of the Mission Blue Hope Spot in George Town Harbour since 2019, when Chloe Bentick-Lalli was nominated to fill the role. Being the Champion of a Hope Spot entails the protection, conservation, and advocacy of the Hope Spot, as well as educating and engaging the community around the Hope Spot. 

Quote: Evie Sweetman (17), Protect Our Future Leader—“Hosting Mission Blue and Dr. Sylvia Earle here in Cayman was an incredible honor. Dr Earle’s message of hope and the power of collective action was impactful and inspirational, as was her awe-inspiring story of her exploration and research in the ocean, including living underwater for weeks at a time and holding the record for the deepest walk on the seafloor. POF is excited and honored to continue advocating for and protecting the Hope Spot, not only for us, but for the future.”

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