Long Beach City College students and faculty cleaned a popular hangout spot to keep dogs in an environment where they can play at Rosie’s Dog Beach.
The cleaning also was meant to help marine life stay away from hazardous waste.
Students including the cheerleaders, baseball players, etc. decided to volunteer and help take part in this event.
“It’s important to keep the beach safe and clean for both the humans and animals that live here, and the purpose is to remove debris that is not natural here,” said Justin Rudd, the host of the event.
The students and staff who took part of the clean up helped make a huge impact as Rosie’s was starting to build lots of trash in its proximity.
“We all should be involved, student or non-student, because we share the same environment and are fortunate to have a beach right here in Long Beach, and as responsible citizens this is one of those things that we are being asked to do,” Rudd said.
This gives an opportunity to get more involved with the event that happens in LBCC and also gives a chance for people to meet their peers and get connected.
“I wanted to get involved with the school and the activities they have, I love volunteering but I do love the beach too, it’s where we live and we need to take care of it,” student and attendee Valor Carter said.
Students were encouraged by Camisha Harris, staff member of the basic needs program, to keep putting themselves out here in social events like the beach clean up.
“I believe involvement is the key to your academic journey, it gives you that experience of being more social and stepping out of the box, while helping the community, it’s rewarding,” Harris said.
For an hour and a half, the students and faculty cleaned up all the debris that they could get to clean up Rosie’s dog beach.
The public can join “30 minute beach clean up” by arriving at Rosie’s Dog Beach on every third Saturday of every month at 10:00 a.m.