Sea otters like to play, play, play, play, play and so they additionally should eat, eat, eat, eat, eat — no less than that’s what folks say — so the Monterey Bay Aquarium is tapping Taylor Swift followers for assist.
The Central Coast aquarium launched a fundraising marketing campaign Thursday involving a re-release of considered one of its traditional T-shirt designs to help its sea otter program and different marine conservation efforts after noticing a curious flood of $13 donations it might attribute solely to Taylor Swift followers.
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter is seen sporting a classic 1993 Monterey Bay Aquarium shirt with sea otter artwork in “The Official Launch Celebration of a Showgirl,” her film celebrating the discharge of her newest album, “The Lifetime of a Showgirl.” Swift’s fiancé, Travis Kelce, a decent finish with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, is a recognized sea otter fan, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium had beforehand invited the couple for a particular go to.
“Swifties, you actually stroll the discuss,” the aquarium mentioned in a publish on its web site saying the brand new marketing campaign. “We tracked down the unique art work — first printed within the Nineteen Nineties — and are bringing it again to say thanks, sustainably.”
The limited-time fundraiser, which gives the brand new eco-conscious reprints of the shirt in grownup and children sizes to those that donate $65.13, hit its preliminary aim in a mere seven hours, in response to an replace posted Thursday by the aquarium. When this story was revealed Friday, the complete was approaching $2.2 million and the shirts had been accessible on again order solely.
“Intentional or not, by placing our sea otter conservation work within the highlight, this has introduced a brand new period of help and consciousness to the Aquarium’s lengthy historical past of ocean conservation,” the Monterey Bay Aquarium mentioned on its web site, which additionally options some enjoyable Swift and sea otter crossover details.
Along with debuting the music video for “The Destiny of Ophelia,” Swift’s “Launch Celebration” film included behind-the-scenes footage and commentary from the artist about her songs. The 89-minute film made $34 million on the field workplace over its one weekend in theaters.
