2006 Bellows Beach Clean-ups

B.E.A.C.H. did 4 group clean-ups at Bellows Beach.

		Close to a 100 volunteers cleaned up Bellows Beach on July 16, 2006 which included children, adults, families, girl and boy scout troops, dolphin trainers, surfers, environmentalists, and the Navy. Groups that participated were: Noelani Girl Scouts, St. John Vianney Boy Scouts, Sea Life Park Animal Care and Training dept., and Navy Squadron VP47. Prizes were given by Kale's Natural Foods, Ben & Jerry's, Sea Life Park, and Jamba Juice.
Noelani Girl Scouts cleaning up

Noelani Girl Scouts being interviewed by Rod Ohira of the Honolulu Advertiser		Taking a break to smile for the camera		Cleaning the beach

		On July 23, 2006, the Hickam Boy Scouts did a great job clearing away the wood that was piled up on the beach from the prior clean-up on July 16, 2006. They collected and hauled away 5 truckloads of wood and left the beach looking clean.
Hickam Boy Scouts collecting wood				Boy Scouts hauling away wood on a tarp

On July 28, 2006, the San Jose Boy Scouts did a beach clean-up with B.E.A.C.H. volunteer Suzanne after they had been burglarized while having lunch in Waimanalo. (See full story here)

Collecting and bagging wood		San Jose Boy Scouts cleaning the beach of driftwood		Scouts cleaning the beach of driftwood

After the extensive media coverage of their plight and volunteerism, the general public gave the scouts cash and gifts. The scouts were so impressed with the aloha they were given that they did a another beach clean-up on August 2, 2006 with Suzanne the day before they left for California.

San Jose Boy Scouts at Bellows Beach		The boy scouts using team work to move a log from the beach		More team work

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