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The preceding fundraiser, ], was started on October 25, 2019, by MrBeast and Mark Rober. They set to raise 20 million dollars, which was achieved.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Detta|first=Rachel|date=2021-11-01|title=Mark Rober and Mr. Beast Back With Team Seas|url=https://rock95.com/mark-rober-and-mr-beast-back-with-team-seas/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Rock 95|language=en-US|archive-date=April 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429040610/https://rock95.com/mark-rober-and-mr-beast-back-with-team-seas/|url-status=live}}</ref> As of the start date of Team Seas, donations are still able to be made on the Team Trees website and planting progress is updated there.<ref name=":0" /> | The preceding fundraiser, ], was started on October 25, 2019, by MrBeast and Mark Rober. They set to raise 20 million dollars, which was achieved.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Detta|first=Rachel|date=2021-11-01|title=Mark Rober and Mr. Beast Back With Team Seas|url=https://rock95.com/mark-rober-and-mr-beast-back-with-team-seas/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Rock 95|language=en-US|archive-date=April 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429040610/https://rock95.com/mark-rober-and-mr-beast-back-with-team-seas/|url-status=live}}</ref> As of the start date of Team Seas, donations are still able to be made on the Team Trees website and planting progress is updated there.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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Team Seas aimed to remove {{Convert|30,000,000|lb|kg}} of ] from the ocean by the end of 2021 by raising 30 million dollars, with one pound removed for every dollar donated.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /> The project was mass released over the internet on many different social media platforms on Friday October 29, 2021, at 1 PM (]). On ], | |||
thousands of creators from 145 countries, with a combined follow count of 1 billion, created videos about the fundraiser.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-29|title=MrBeast And Mark Rober's #TeamSeas Is Raising $30 Million For Ocean Cleanup|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/10/29/mrbeast-mark-rober-teamseas-fundraiser/|access-date=2021-10-31|website=Tubefilter|language=en-US|archive-date=October 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031123058/https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/10/29/mrbeast-mark-rober-teamseas-fundraiser/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=2021-10-29|title=YouTubers MrBeast, Mark Rober Reteam for 'TeamSeas' Charity Fundraiser to Clean Up Trash From Marine Environments|url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/mrbeast-mark-rober-teamseas-1235100310/|access-date=2021-10-31|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029204012/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/mrbeast-mark-rober-teamseas-1235100310/|url-status=live}}</ref> Most creators explained the purpose of Team Seas and convinced viewers to donate to Team Seas throughout the entirety of their videos, while some added a short explanatory segment in theirs.{{cn|date=January 2022}} Videos on ] also featured a donation sticker for the campaign.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Help #TeamSeas clean up the ocean!|url=https://info.tiltify.com/support/solutions/articles/43000645191--teamseas-faqs|access-date=2021-10-31|website=Tiltify|language=en|archive-date=April 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429040610/https://info.tiltify.com/support/solutions/articles/43000645191--teamseas-faqs|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
MrBeast released a video on October 29, 2021, showing his team cleaning the polluted beaches of ], ] as volunteers for ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-10-29|title=TeamSeas Will Be Transformational for Our Ocean—Let's Go!|url=https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2021/10/29/teamseas-will-transformational-ocean-lets-go/|access-date=2021-10-30|website=Ocean Conservancy|language=en|archive-date=April 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429040608/https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2021/10/29/teamseas-will-transformational-ocean-lets-go/|url-status=live}}</ref> Mark Rober released a video on the same day, filmed with ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rober |first1=Mark |title=This Robot Eats Trash #TeamSeas |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXDx6DjNLDU |website=YouTube |publisher=Mark Rober |date=29 October 2021 |access-date=3 November 2021 |archive-date=May 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515224112/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXDx6DjNLDU |url-status=live }}</ref>{{primary inline|date=January 2022}} | |||
On November 1, 2021, ], CEO of ], donated $1,200,001, exceeding the $1,000,001 he donated to ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/elon-musk-pewdiepie-jeffree-star-donate-mrbeast-youtube-tree-planting-2019-10?r=US&IR=T|title=YouTuber MrBeast's tree-planting campaign reached its goal of raising $20 million. Here's the list of prominent people who have donated, including Elon Musk, Jeffree Star, and even the CEO of YouTube. |last=Leskin |first=Paige |date=November 10, 2019 |website=] |access-date=November 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023141518/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/elon-musk-pewdiepie-jeffree-star-donate-mrbeast-youtube-tree-planting-2019-10?r=US&IR=T|archive-date=October 23, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marineinsight.com/marine/creator-lead-movement-raises-1-million-in-1-hour-aims-to-remove-30-million-pounds-of-trash-from-rivers-oceans-and-beaches|title=Creator-Lead Movement Raises $1 Million In 1 Hour; Aims To Remove 30 Million Pounds Of Trash From Rivers, Oceans, And Beaches|publisher=Marine Insight|date=November 1, 2021|accessdate=November 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106190341/https://www.marineinsight.com/marine/creator-lead-movement-raises-1-million-in-1-hour-aims-to-remove-30-million-pounds-of-trash-from-rivers-oceans-and-beaches/|archive-date=November 6, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Ocean-cleaning group by MrBeast and Mark Rober
Date | October 29, 2021 – January 1, 2022 (2021-10-29 – 2022-01-01) |
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Duration | 2 months and 3 days |
Type | Fundraiser |
Cause | Marine pollution |
Budget | $33.34 million |
Organized by | MrBeast, Mark Rober |
Website | teamseas.org |
Team Seas, stylized as #TEAMSEAS, is an international collaborative fundraiser that was started by YouTubers MrBeast and Mark Rober as a follow up to Team Trees. The fundraiser succeeded in raising over 33 million U.S. dollars. All of the donations from the fundraiser go to the Ocean Conservancy and the Ocean Cleanup, with the organisations splitting the donations. The fundraiser pledges to remove 30,000,000 pounds (14,000,000 kg) of marine debris from the ocean by removing 1 pound (0.45 kg) of marine debris from the ocean for every 1 dollar donated. As of 30 April 2023, $33,333,279 has been raised.
Background
MrBeast (left) and Mark Rober (right), the organizers of Team SeasThe preceding fundraiser, Team Trees, was started on October 25, 2019, by MrBeast and Mark Rober. They set to raise 20 million dollars, which was achieved. As of the start date of Team Seas, donations are still able to be made on the Team Trees website and planting progress is updated there.
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References
- "MrBeast Now Wants to Save the Oceans With 'Team Seas' and Internet is Here for it". News18. October 31, 2021. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ Detta, Rachel (November 1, 2021). "Mark Rober and Mr. Beast Back With Team Seas". Rock 95. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2021.