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| Date | October 29, 2021 – January 1, 2022 (2021-10-29 – 2022-01-01) |
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| Time | (Pacific Time) |
| Duration | 2 months and 3 days |
| Type | Fundraiser |
| Cause | Marine pollution |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Organized by | MrBeast, Mark Rober |
| Website | teamseas.org |
Team Seas, stylized as #TeamSeas, is an international collaborative fundraiser project run by YouTubers MrBeast and Mark Rober as a follow up to Team Trees. They have succeeded in raising 30 million U.S. dollars, pledging to remove 30,000,000 pounds (14,000,000 kg) of marine debris from the ocean by the end of 2021. The fundraiser is partnered with Ocean Conservancy and the Ocean Cleanup.
Background
The preceding fundraiser, Team Trees, was started on October 25, 2019, by MrBeast and Mark Rober. They set to raise 20 million dollars, which they 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.
Spread
Team Seas aims to remove 30,000,000 pounds (14,000,000 kg) of marine debris from the ocean by the end of 2021 by raising 30 million dollars, with one pound removed for every dollar donated. The project was mass released over the internet on many different social media platforms on Friday October 29, 2021, at 1 PM (PT). On YouTube, 1000s of creators from 145 countries, with a combined follow count of 1 billion, created videos about the fundraiser. 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. Videos on TikTok also featured a donation sticker for the campaign.
MrBeast released a video on October 29, 2021, showing his team cleaning the polluted beaches of Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic as volunteers for Ocean Conservancy. Mark Rober released a video on the same day, filmed with The Ocean Cleanup.
On November 1, 2021, Tobi Lütke, CEO of Shopify, donated $1,200,001, exceeding the $1,000,001 he donated to Team Trees.
References
- ^ "MrBeast Now Wants to Save the Oceans With 'Team Seas' and Internet is Here for it". News18. 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ Detta, Rachel (2021-11-01). "Mark Rober and Mr. Beast Back With Team Seas". Rock 95. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- "MrBeast And Mark Rober's #TeamSeas Is Raising $30 Million For Ocean Cleanup". Tubefilter. 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (2021-10-29). "YouTubers MrBeast, Mark Rober Reteam for 'TeamSeas' Charity Fundraiser to Clean Up Trash From Marine Environments". Variety. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- "Help #TeamSeas clean up the ocean!". Tiltify. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- "TeamSeas Will Be Transformational for Our Ocean—Let's Go!". Ocean Conservancy. 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- Rober, Mark (29 October 2021). "This Robot Eats Trash #TeamSeas". YouTube. Mark Rober. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- Leskin, Paige (November 10, 2019). "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". Business Insider. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- "Creator-Lead Movement Raises $1 Million In 1 Hour; Aims To Remove 30 Million Pounds Of Trash From Rivers, Oceans, And Beaches". Marine Insight. November 1, 2021. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.