Today's Newsletter Giveaway: Two Tickets ($500 Value) To Ocean Inspiration: A Tribute to Jacques Cousteau on Wednesday!

We are giving away two tickets to Ocean Inspiration: A Tribute to Jacques Cousteau's 100th Birthday, on Wednesday, May 18 to one lucky GofG newsletter subscriber! SIGN UP for our newsletter now, and see below for details.

On Wednesday evening, May 18, explorers, filmmakers, scientists, dancers, musicians, and environmentalists will come together for a very special event: Ocean Inspiration: A Tribute to Jacques Cousteau’s 100th birthday, to be held at the Sea Grill at Rockefeller Center, 19 West 49th Street, New York from 6:30-9:30pm.

Jacques Cousteau was a French naval officer, explorer, ecologist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. [Wiki]

MSNBC National Correspondent Contessa Brewer will emcee the evening benefiting the World Resources Institute’s groundbreaking work on coral reefs, the rain forests of the sea.

Two generations of the Cousteau family will be part of this special celebration, including Jean-Michel Cousteau, who will give a sneak preview of his upcoming film “My Father the Captain.” The event will be a unique opportunity to meet voyagers of the famous Calypso!

A celebrity chef will oversee the evening’s menu and Derek Stratton of Pilobolus will premier an original dance. Come bid on live auction items including a Patagonia excursion in Chile, an electric vehicle rental package, a cosmetic/spa package, and more! In addition, WRI will present findings from its recent analysis of the state of the world’s coral reefs.

To learn more about Ocean Inspiration: A Tribute to Jacques Cousteau, purchase tickets if you're not today's winner, or donate to support Ocean Inspiration, go here.

These two tickets, which retail for $250 each, could be yours! We will be announcing details for entering to win in today's newsletter and picking the winner Monday morning!