Oceana Adopt-A-Creature | Review

Oceana, founded in 2001, is the largest international organization focused solely on ocean conservation. Our offices in North America, South America and Europe work together on a limited number of strategic, directed campaigns to achieve measurable outcomes that will help return our oceans to former levels of abundance. We believe in the importance of science in identifying problems and solutions. Our scientists work closely with our teams of economists, lawyers and advocates to achieve tangible results for the oceans.

At this time of year what better gift to give than adoption? Your symbolic adoption in honor of one of Oceana’s favorite ocean creatures, allows them to carry out their important work to protect the oceans from overfishing, habitat destruction and pollution. This gift is full of love, and one that I was excited to be able to give to a special person in my life, my 10 year old daughter, who at her young age has already taken a liking to the animals of our oceans and is very concerned with the animals and their safety.

Oceana’s Adopt a Creature set offers online shoppers up to 6 sea creature cookie cutters and 4 sea creature plush toys they can virtually adopt in someone else’s name. Gift recipients receive an adoption certificate, creature facts and a sugar cookie recipe with the cookie cutters. You can view all creature options at http://www.oceana.org/adopt.

Donation levels

• $35: cookie cutter, recipe card and personalized adoption certificate
• $50: plush creature and personalized adoption certificate
• $75: cookie cutter, recipe card, framed adoption certificate and an additional gift from Oceana or a plush creature and framed adoption certificate
• $100: complete set of cookie cutters, framed adoption certificate and an additional gift from Oceana
• $150: complete set of plush creatures and framed adoption certificate

I think this would make a great Christmas gift for just about anyone on your Christmas list this year. And while you bring a smile to someone you can also help with ocean conservation.