Sophie White
6/18/16
Surfrider Foundation
Jacqueline Greenberg
I originally chose to work with Surfrider because of their specific focus on marine conservation and other issues plaguing the ocean. After my previous visits, I could really affirm this mission statement. Everyone a part of the organization, volunteers and staff alike, had a true passion for protecting our coast and raising awareness about such problems. Going into my PACT, I didn’t consider marine and coastal conservation an intense “passion” of mine, but after volunteering with the same dedicated people for almost a month, their passion began to wear on me. Before I felt that I was just going through the motions of doing the actual clean up, but around my third visit, I really started to feel like I was making an impact. During this specific visit, I alone, collected five huge bags of trash. This was the most that I had ever collected, and my fellow volunteers collected just as much or more as I did. Visually, it was very obvious that we had made a big impact, and it made me feel extremely good to know that we accomplished this feat together.
Although this isn’t as related to service, Surfrider has a great sense of community. After every beach cleanup, all of the volunteers go out to brunch together. This visit was the first time I joined everyone else for brunch, and I got to meet a lot of really interesting people who were extremely knowledgeable about all things pertaining to the ocean.
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