Beach Cleanup 37: Hobie Beach
Monday, November 27 2017
Location: Hobie Island Beach Park Date: November 19th, 2017 Time: 9-11am Number of volunteers: 10 volunteers Trash collected: about 80 pounds Highlights: We were so happy to meet the committed volunteers who came out to help at the Hobie Park cleanup! Our energetic group of volunteers collected about 80 pounds of litter along the
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Beach Cleanup 36: Deering Point
Wednesday, November 08 2017
Location: Deering Point Date: October 28th, 2017 Time: 9:00am-12:00pm Number of volunteers: 70 volunteers Trash collected: about 250 pounds Highlights: As part of International Coastal Cleanup Day, our volunteers helped collect data to be used for research conducted by the Ocean Conservancy. Volunteers were given tote bags supplied by VolunteerCleanup and Ocean Conservancy as a thanks for their volunteering
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It’s all in the numbers
Thursday, October 26 2017
Living in Miami, it is hard to ignore the violent effects of climate change and the costly damage that is incurred by increasingly powerful weather systems. 2017 is the first year in many during which major hurricanes are making landfall on the US (unfortunately we are not out of the woods yet!). Of course, hurricanes
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Beach Cleanup 35: Key Biscayne Beach Club
Sunday, October 15 2017
Location: Key Biscayne Beach Club Date: October 8th, 2017 Time: 6:30-8:30am Number of volunteers: 40 volunteers Trash collected: about 125 pounds Highlights: This was another great early morning cleanup hosted by our team leader Francy. Over eight extra large bags of trash were collected with the help of 40 committed and passionate volunteers, who we are incredibly thankful for,
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Beach Cleanup 33: Deering Point Cleanup
Tuesday, August 22 2017
Location: Deering Point at Deering Estate Date: August 19th, 2017 Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm Number of volunteers: 48 volunteers Trash collected: 60+ pounds Highlights: We Are Nature hosted the first of many cleanups at Deering Point. Many of the volunteers arrived with great enthusiasm and we were happy to see the Disney Store come out and volunteer with
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Beach Cleanup 32: Matheson Hammock Park
Monday, July 31 2017
Location: Matheson Hammock Park & Marina Date: July 29th, 2017 Time: 8:00am – 12:00pm Number of volunteers: 50 volunteers Trash collected: 300+ pounds Highlights: We Are Nature hosted another cleanup at Matheson, with many different groups coming out to volunteer, such as the Cypress Bay High School Key Club chapter. This dynamic group of volunteers made it
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“Reduce your plastic footprint easily – Drink tap water”
Friday, July 21 2017
WAN’s friend Molly Connell @TradeMachines was nice enough to share great insight and wisdom with regards to human consumption of water. It highlights the consequences of what might seem like small, marginal decisions made on a daily basis by countless people across the globe. We must find a way to leave a smaller footprint on
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Finding a place at the table
Monday, April 17 2017
In my previous piece, I invoked the Why behind environmentally focused causes, citing the MLK example that the thrust behind any mission begins with ideas. The prevalence of the two words, Climate Change, in the global debate has escalated to a zenith and one would be hard-pressed to ignore its call. However, politics has the
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The WHY behind what we do
Friday, March 24 2017
I recently read, Start with Why, by Simon Sinek, a great read looking at what really drives a brand/cause to be successful. The message encouraged me to apply this theme to WAN. In 1963, 250,000 people flocked to Washington DC to listen to Martin Luther King Jr. share “his dream” and vision for the United
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