The Blue Feet Foundation

The Blue Feet Foundation
Founded	2016
Type	501(c)3
Location	Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S.;
Website	https://bluefeetfoundation.com/

The Blue Feet Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Arlington, Massachusetts, that raises money to support research and the protection of the blue-footed booby in the Galapagos Islands. The population of the Blue-footed booby in the Galapagos has fallen by 60% since the 1960s.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Background

The Blue Feet Foundation was founded by Will and Matthew Gladstone after studying birds at the Fessenden School in Newton, MA, US.^[4]^[5]^[6] The primary source of revenue is the selling of blue socks that match the color of the feet of the blue-footed booby.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

References

^ "Two Brothers Want to Save Boobies by Turning Your Feet Bright Blue". Audubon. 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
^ "Saving the blue-footed booby, one pair of socks at a time". Christian Science Monitor. 2019-11-13. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
^ "Fosdick to Begin Fulfillment Services for The Blue Feet Foundation". Fosdick Fulfillment. 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
^ "Selling Socks to Save Seabirds". www.magzter.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
^ Collings, Jesse. "Arlington teen raises more than $40,000 to help endangered species". The Arlington Advocate. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
^ Amanda Knowles. "With Bright Blue Socks, Brothers Team Up to Help Save the Blue-Footed Booby". Points of Light. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
^ "Selling Socks to Save Seabirds". www.magzter.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
^ Amanda Knowles. "With Bright Blue Socks, Brothers Team Up to Help Save the Blue-Footed Booby". Points of Light. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
^ "Fosdick to Begin Fulfillment Services for The Blue Feet Foundation". Fosdick Fulfillment. 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
^ Nagode, Liza. "Inspired by the Blue-Footed Boobies to Contribute to the Conservation of Galapagos". www.darwinfoundation.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.

External links

The Blue Feet Foundation - Official Website

[1] "Two Brothers Want to Save Boobies by Turning Your Feet Bright Blue". Audubon. 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2020-09-29.

[2] "Saving the blue-footed booby, one pair of socks at a time". Christian Science Monitor. 2019-11-13. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2020-09-29.

[3] "Fosdick to Begin Fulfillment Services for The Blue Feet Foundation". Fosdick Fulfillment. 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2020-10-11.

[4] "Selling Socks to Save Seabirds". www.magzter.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.

[5] Collings, Jesse. "Arlington teen raises more than $40,000 to help endangered species". The Arlington Advocate. Retrieved 2020-10-11.

[6] Amanda Knowles. "With Bright Blue Socks, Brothers Team Up to Help Save the Blue-Footed Booby". Points of Light. Retrieved 2020-10-11.

[7] "Selling Socks to Save Seabirds". www.magzter.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.

[8] Amanda Knowles. "With Bright Blue Socks, Brothers Team Up to Help Save the Blue-Footed Booby". Points of Light. Retrieved 2020-09-29.

[9] "Fosdick to Begin Fulfillment Services for The Blue Feet Foundation". Fosdick Fulfillment. 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2020-09-29.

[10] Nagode, Liza. "Inspired by the Blue-Footed Boobies to Contribute to the Conservation of Galapagos". www.darwinfoundation.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.

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