Congratuations to the 2026 ♥️Miami Beach Cupid Splash♥️ Grant Recipients

Last night ♥️Miami Beach Cupid Splash❤️ Lead Organizer Bruce Berman announced the this year's grant recipients at the Miami Climate Leaders Happy Hour at Salt Waterfront Restaurant on the University of Miami's RSMAS Campus in Key Biscayne. 

Thanks to Andy Chabassol and the Ikgai Partnership for pulling this great event together, and Dave Doebler and Dara Schoenfield, Sophie Ringel and our great host committee for helping to make the Miami Beach Cupid Splash a new Valentine's Day Tradition in Miami Beach.

 

Thanks as well to our 2026 Splash Sponsors - The Greater Miami Convention and Visitor Bureau, the Fillmore Miami Beach/Live Nation, the Miami International Boat Show, the Miami Beach Convention Center, and the Miami Beach Water Taxi for their generosity and support.

This year's ♥️Miami Beach Cupid Splash♥️ Grant Recipients are Surfrider Miami, VolunteerCleanup.org, and Clean Miami Beach who each will receive $3,500, the Blue Scholar Initiative, Debris Free Oceans, and Every Child A Swimmer,who will each receive $1,000 and the Pelican Harbor Seabird Station, which will receive $500 from this year's pledge proceeds.

The remainder of the funds we raised - more than $15,000 - will support the Biscayne Bay Marine Health Coalition and their Summit, which will be held on May 20, 2026 at Jungle Island.

 

Next year's ♥️Miami Beach Cupid Splash♥️ will be held on Sunday, February 14th 2027 at Collins Park Beach.  you can still make a contribution to the 2026 Splash at cupidsplash.org.

 

Finally, Miami Beach's 🧜Eco-Mermaid 🧜‍♀️Merle Liivand has asked me to let you all know that she will be setting a new Guinness World Record for a monofin "🧜‍♀️Mermaid Swim" by swimming more than 50 kilometers from the Dania Beach Jetty to South Point on Saturday, April 11. 

You can find out more and make a contribution to help 🧜‍♀️Merle "Save the Seas" and teach all children to swim at mermaidmerle.org.

 

Thanks again for your support.