Friday evening, my family and I planned to go to Wrightsville Beach and for the first time in a long time... our plans didn't get interrupted by rain!! Blue skies and the sun was shining bright!! So, of course, we took a picnic dinner and spent our evening surfing, swimming, snorkeling and relaxing at Wrightsville Beach!
Because we love where we live SO much... we take time while we're enjoying the beach to give a little back. Picking up litter for 20 minutes doesn't take much time, but (as I've learned over the course of this project)... it's just enough time to make a difference.
While we not only pick up litter off the beach to help keep it clean... we also
(in the case of things like beer caps) save fellow beach goers feet some potential pain.
One of my kids' favorite things to find during our beach cleanups is the little army men. I've never bought any, but thanks to finding one every now and then... my kids have themselves a nice little collection. And to add to their collection... a first for us.... a pirate! Arrgh!
Oh and a reminder: When trying to make the world a better place, don't get lost in the enormity of whatever it is that you're attempting to do...
Always make time for fun. :)
20 minutes on August 23 at Access 38
Litter by weight: 1 lb 8.3 oz
Cigarette butts: 94
Total amount of cigarette butts removed from Wrightsville Beach, NC in 199 days:
55,768
No comments:
Post a Comment