A Day of Giving Back

Some of the trash that can be seen on the beach
Hakeem Cumberbatch doing his part to clean the beach
Jeannia picking up trash and looking good in green
The girls are hard at work to keep Provo beautiful
After a delicious meal (thanks Horse Eye Jacks) we're ready to clean the beach

On Wednesday the 23rd 8 kids sat down in the cool air conditioned meeting room of the ECG Youth Centre to gain some knowledge about their environment and ways to make it better. The film they watched was entitled “An Inconvenient Truth” by Al Gore and it addressed the issues of global warming and the effects that we as people are having on our earth. The children sat intently for 2 hours as the movie played, sipping on juice and occasionally talking amongst themselves about the film. When the movie finished we discussed what they thought of the movie and if they had learnt anything. They said it was a very educational video and that they realized how important it is to take care of the planet. Then we headed down to Horse Eye Jack for some sun, breeze, and delicious chicken fingers! After we finished our delicious lunch 2 more kids showed up to help us on our quest to rid the beach of its trash. We left Horse Eye Jacks and went back to the beginning of the beach to start the clean up. 

We worked diligently for three hours and the kids worked the hardest, running up and down the beach, and reaching deep into the bush to pick up even the most hard to reach pieces of trash. Prizes of two free movie tickets were given to Jeannia Desvales for wearing the greenest outfit and Tamika Norton and Katianna Donatien for picking up the most trash. In total we had 10 kid volunteers, 10 adult volunteers, 39 bags of trash, 1 trailer to put it on, and a bucketful of satisfaction for all of our hard work! One day of giving back to the community of Blue Hills means a summer full of fun for the children and adults that get to enjoy the pristine and natural beauty of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

By Courtney Miller