The Beacon
Inbox Inspiration
We frequently get e-mails from Wavemakers who have questions or comments about our work. But every once in a while we get stories that just plain make our day. We got such an e-mail on Friday from a father named Frank. He wrote:
My son, who is 8 years old, has started a charity on his own. We read an article about how marine animals are dying from starvation after mistakenly eating plastic bags...especially sea turtles. So my son saved his money all summer (from picking up dog poop in our back yard) and used the money to buy reusable shopping bags.
He bought 100 shopping bags and he has been handing them out to shoppers at the local grocery stores FOR FREE, so they will not use so many plastic bags.
He is already on his 4th box of 100 bags...he's been getting some donations from people when they get bags, as well as contributing his own allowance to buying more and more bags.
Just doing his part and I thought you should know...
Thanks for your e-mail, Frank, and kudos to your son for being a budding ocean activist.
2 Comments
November 4, 2009 - 18:22
inspired
Thats a great story. You must be so proud of your son.
I came across an article about an organization in Hawaii who are saving our beaches from plastic bags. They are encouraging everyone to use reusable bags to stop the damage they are doing to our oceans and beaches. They get their bags from greensak.com.
Keep up the good work ;)
James
November 18, 2009 - 09:38
This stuff is terrifying. Why
This stuff is terrifying. Why people aren't doing more to stop it is beyond me. Here's a great piece I found that might just snap some people into caring.
/www.life123.com/sports/vacations-vacation-planning/ecotourism/marine-destruction.shtml