Imagine no sand between your toes and the water not crystal clear, no schools of little fish, no breeze from the beautiful crystal clear ocean to feel good on your skin.

Who would want that to happen?
I would not want that to happen.
Every Sunday my dad and I run across the beach.
Beautiful soft sand under our feet.
Who would care if we lose that? I will. You will.
There is life here and animals that breathe oxygen just like us.
No! we cannot let that happen. We need to keep it clean.

I was walking on the beach one day, the sun was shining in my eyes and I couldn't see. I stepped on a candy wrapper and quickly walked over it. I wanted to go swimming and so I dove in. A bi wave crashed down and I went under it. A plastic bag stuck to my face. There was garbage all around. I grabbed that bag and went all over the beach picking up the garbage to put in the bag. Soon more and more people started to gather in and soon the whole beach gathered in. Soon the beach was clean, each of us can make a difference.

By Jayden Machenzie Vinje. Grade 4.