Timing is everything right? I case you missed our Fishy Halloween Party this past Sunday. It was a huge fun success. We had about 50 attendees and hope to grow next year. Ironically, we made "Jellyfish". We wanted to show the Kidz just how life-like plastic bags can be to that of a jellyfish. They look and move just like a really jellyfish can in the water.
The River Kidz have always advocated for healthier waterways, especially when it comes to our lagoon. Outside of the harmful discharges and local runoffs we see during the rainy season, we also see lots of litter pollution. Every shoreline, beach and park cleanup I have done, PLASTIC is the MAIN culprit (amongst other things).
What can we all do?
To start, the use of reusable bags is a brilliant and inexpensive first step. Typically they cost about a dollar. Even if you bought 5 of them for every time you grocery shopped, in six months (if you grocery shop twice a month, as do I) you would have 60 reusable bags. That's a HUGE beneficial impact on our lagoon, rivers and springs.
I wanted to also share some exciting news with my familiez. I was asked to join Mother Ocean and Justin Riney of Riney Ranch to take part in a state-wide campaign to ban single-use plastic bags as we have seen in California just this year. Its going to take a "village" to come together and demand change but as we have seen regarding the damaging pollution we see during the rainy season the past year, I think it's certainly possible.
I'm going to need our familiez help in this very exciting journey. In the meantime, head over to our new Facebook page to not only follow our progress but to also see ways to help get our message across. There are some really awesome ideas that WILL require your help.
https://www.facebook.com/floridabagsit
-Katy Lewey
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