Last February, more than 10,000 Floridians -- from Jacksonville, to Miami Beach, to Key West to Pensacola -- gathered at the same time at their local beaches to stand together against offshore drilling.

In Florida’s history, it was the largest ever gathering of citizens united against drilling and for protecting the state’s famous shores.

The statewide movement, called Hands Across the Sand, helped put to rest plans by the Florida legislature to repeal the state’s long-standing moratorium against more drilling.

Now, citizens across the country are organizing similar events to stand up against expanded drilling along the Atlantic Coast.

Sign up to attend a Hands Across the Sand gathering near you, on June 26, at 11:00 a.m.  Be part of what is sure to be a historic gathering of hundreds of thousands of citizens calling for the protection of our beaches.

WHAT: Hands Across the Sand
WHEN: June 26, 2010; 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Hampton, Buckroe Beach

(Take Point Comfort Road until you hit the beach)

WHAT: Hands Across the Sand
WHEN: June 26, 2010; 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Norfolk, Community Beach

WHAT: Hands Across the Sand
WHEN: June 26, 2010; 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Richmond, Belle Isle

(Meet at the Belle Isle Pedestrian Bridge, toward the Belle Isle side)

WHAT: Hands Across the Sand
WHEN: June 26, 2010; 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Virginia Beach, 81st and Atlantic, Virginia Beach

WHAT: Hands Across the Sand
WHEN: June 26, 2010; 11:00 a.m.
WHERE:Virginia Beach, Oceanfront Between 19th & 31st Streets

WHAT: Hands Across the Sand
WHEN: June 26, 2010; 11:00 a.m.
WHERE:Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, Sandbridge