The Joyful Send-off campaign, including this website, was designed by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program and and Clean Virginia Waterways of Longwood University. The goal of the campaign is to reduce helium balloon releases at weddings and balloon litter. The Joyful Send-off campaign encourages couples to use alternative, litter-free, send-off ideas that capture the same joyous and picture-perfect moment identified as one of the reasons balloon releases are conducted. The campaign is being funded by grants from the NOAA Office of Coastal Management and NOAA Marine Debris Program.

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