Two more groups

60 students and 20 parents from Saipan International School cleaned up Obyan Beach from 8:30 - 9:30 this morning.

Thanks for all your hard work today, SIS!

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Friends of the Mariana Islands was out this morning, too!

These guys are one of our most consistent, hardest working volunteer groups. You guys are the best! Thank you!

FMI has more pictures on their blog.

Reaching out to the kids

Last week I helped PAWS and the Animal Welfare Committee by giving two presentations on pet care to elementary school kids.

The kids in this picture are from Mr. David Steinberg's 4th grade class at Saipan International School. We showed the kids a short video on dogs and then we had them to a couple of worksheets.

It was pretty basic stuff, like don't pull a dog's tail and don't bother a dog that is eating or tied up. The kids seemed to enjoy it.

I saw some of the kids from the classrooms at the Pet Show on Saturday. We'll change this island one kid at a time if we have too!

NMDOA and JSTA Cleanup of Obyan Beach

At least 100 volunteers from Japan Saipan Travel Association, Northern Mariana Diving Operators Association, Marianas Visitors Authority, Mariana Islands Nature Alliance, ISA CNMI, Hopwood Junior High School, and Saipan International School woke up early for a cleanup of Obyan Beach on Saturday.

There were so many people at the cleanup that we had to take two group photos (let's see you try to corral over 100 people into a single shot).

Phew, that's a lot of pictures! Here are a few more:

Speak 日本語? Visit ISA CNMI and Ecosaipan.com for more.

4th Dan Dan Cleanup

33 Volunteers participated in this month's cleanup of the road between Northern Marianas College and San Vicente Elementary School. This was our fouth consecutive second Sunday of cleaning up this road.

Alex, Nathan, Andy, and Harry from Saipan International School (SIS) participated in their first Beautify CNMI! cleanup on Sunday. Their teacher, Amanda Armstrong, suggested that they come to the cleanup.

Maki Ono, Aya Matsumoto, and Mayumi Nakayama, all members of ISA CNMI, pose for a picture while picking up litter.

Group photo: 1...2...3...BEAUTIFY CNMI!

Thank you to MINA and Marianas RC&D for coordinating the cleanup and to FMI, SIS, ISA CNMI, and Rep. Kaipat for providing volunteers. Thank you Rep. Kaipat for hauling the trash, too.