This year on July 29th will mark 10 years of T-ara!

T-ara have made numerous philanthropic efforts and Diadem has followed their example each year, including continuous rice wreath donations, building a water well to provide clean water in Kenya, planting a forest in metropolitan Seoul and making a donation to the Save the Children organization to help the children of Syria.

As T-ara’s 10th anniversary approaches, Diadem will honor this incredible milestone with an important donation to the Ocean Cleanup, a non-profit organization, developing advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.

About 8 million metric tons of plastic is thrown into the ocean annually [1], on top of the estimated 150 million metric tons that currently circulate our marine environments.[2] Of those, 236,000 tons are microplastics – tiny pieces of broken-down plastic smaller than your little fingernail.[3]

This plastic waste is killing marine life and destroying ecosystems. Marine organisms can’t distinguish common plastic items from food and end up consuming them, which often causes them to starve because they can’t digest the plastic.[4] Coral have an 89% of becoming diseased when coming in contact with plastic.[5] Coral reefs are home to more than 25% of marine life.[6]

1st Goal: $500
2nd Goal: $1000
3rd Goal: $1500
Deadline: Open
How to Donate:

• Head on over to our Donation Tracker to leave your donation. You can use your account or donate as a Guest.
• If you lead a Queen’s fan site or group and wish to become part of this project by donating, please send us an e-mail at elly@tiaradiadem.com to discuss how we can certify your site’s donation in T-ara’s name
• Otherwise, you can also head over to our Shop to purchase exclusive goods – all proceeds from our store go towards the projects we do for the Girls as well as maintaining the site! If you want proceeds from your purchase included to this project, email us at zee@tiaradiadem.com with your order number.

Learn more about the technology the Ocean Cleanup uses on their website. After the completion of this project, we will present T-ara with an official certificate verifying our donation in their name.

We love hearing feedback from you – if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to send us an e-mail through the addresses above or tweeting us @tiaradiadem on Twitter!

Photo Credit: The Ocean Cleanup