- William (Bill) Edward McCormick, Jr., Pass-a-Grille native, lifetime resident Pinellas County
- Rep. C.W. Bill Young, Florida 10th Congressional District (R-St. Petersburg)
- Shahra Anderson, Regional Director, office of U.S. Senator Bill Nelson
- Rick Kriseman, State Representative, District 53 (D-St. Petersburg) Keith Overton, COO and Chairman of the FL Restaurant & Lodging Association
- Frank Jackalone, Senior Field Organizing Manager for FL and PR Sierra Club
- Dan Gelber, State Senator, District 35 (D-Miami)
- James C. Jim Frishe, State Representative, District 54 (R-Belleair Bluffs)
- Calvin D. Harris, Pinellas County Commission District 2
- Ken T. Welch, Pinellas County Commission, District 7
- Karl Nurse, St. Petersburg City Council
- Patricia Plantamura, Seminole City CouncilmemberLenne Nicklaus-Ball, Owner of Sirata Beach Resort
- Dan Cannon, Florida Organizer Southern Energy Network
Hands Across the Sand event locations around the Tampa Bay area:
St. Pete Beach (7 locations):
1. Tradewinds (location of 10:45am press conference), 5500 Gulf Blvd.
2. 5500 Gulf Blvd
3. Upham Beach
4. Sirata, 5300 Gulf Blvd
5. Public Beach, 4700 Gulf Blvd
6. Don CeSar, 3800 Gulf Blvd
7. Pass-a-Grille Beach, 7th Ave, and 8th -16th Aves.
Treasure Island (2 locations):
1. Access from St. Petersburg Municipal Beach, 11260 Gulf Blvd
2. 10400 Gulf Blvd.
Madeira Beach:
Archibald Park at the Snack Shack
Indian Rocks Beach (3 locations):
1. 1700 Gulf Blvd
2. 1500 Gulf Blvd
3. Across from Guppys Restaurant
Redington Beach:
18120 Gulf Blvd.
Clearwater Beach (2 locations):
1. Between Pier 60 and Frenchys
2. The Palm Pavilion
St. Petersburg:
Spa Beach, 2nd Ave at Pier approach
Ft. DeSoto Park:
North Beach at the Fort
Gulfport Beach:
In front of the Casino
Belleair Beach:
Public Beach
Dunedin:
Honeymoon Island
Palm Harbor:
Dunedin Beach Causeway
Tarpon Springs:
Fred Howard Park
Tampa:
Gandy Bridge, Gandy Boulevard (west of the bridge and on the south side of the causeway)
Hudson Beach
Crystal Beach
For more information and directions, visit: www.handsacrossthesand.com