Coastal Cleanup Day 09.20.08

Last year I attended my first California Coastal Cleanup Day. It’s not an event I would have normally volunteered my services to. I remember noticing it was on a Saturday morning and thinking to myself, there’s no way I can do that, I’ll be too busy nursing my hangover about that time in the morning.

Well when the day before the event finally came up, I got some crazy hair up my arse and decided to cancel my plans for that night, get to bed early and head out to the beach the next morning to clean up litter off the beach. I’m glad I did it and I’m looking forward to being a part of it again this year.

Every state with a coastline participates, including the Great Lakes states, and even some inland states clean river and lake shores. The one-day cleanup is international—at last count, over 60 nations participated—and may be the largest volunteer day on the planet.

Heal The Bay brings out over 10,000 volunteers to cleanup sites each year in L.A. County to over 50 sites along Santa Monica Bay and along inland creeks and waterways. Go to their site to find a location near you.

I’ll probably pick Zuma Beach again. Holla at me if any of you are planning on going.

Posted by thuy