Sophie White
8/21/16
Surfrider Foundation
Jacqueline Greenberg
volunteercoordinator@sf.surfrider.org
When I showed up Ocean Beach on my last visit, I didn’t even realize it was officially my sixth visit. I have loved volunteering with Surfrider so much because it’s hands-on service; you can see, in that moment, the change you’re making. I have loved all of the other people I have volunteered with, so it was definitely weird to think that I wouldn’t have to come back next weekend, for PACT at least. Nonetheless, as school starts, I’m still going to make it a priority to volunteer with Surfrider at least once a month.
Looking back, I didn’t really know what to expect going into my volunteer visits. Like I said in my previous entry, at first, I felt like I was just going through the motions of picking up the trash and such, but I noticed that I started to feel kind of upset after a while. It’s so easy to pick up your garbage, so why do people tend to leave their garbage just laying around, even though that garbage can deeply harm sea animals? However, there I quickly realized after talking with Surfrider staff and other volunteers that the only, and best, way to cope with this indignation was through doing my part and putting forward my best effort to solve this major problem.
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