Mama gnome tucked in the stray and somewhat grayish looking hair under her pointy hat.
She pinched her cheeks to give them color and batted her eyelashes.
Mama gnome would like to er...ask you...yes YOU...for a...date. Yes, a date!
She'd already picked out the place. She's already picked out the time. Yes!
A feisty old mother gnome knows her mind.
All you have to do is show up and BYOB.
No...no...no...not B of the alcoholic persuasion but B as in bucket.
Bring your own bucket because for this special date, you and Mama gnome will be picking up not seashells or driftwood but little minions of Mama gnome's nemesis, Plastic Bag Monster.
Please, do not leave the old mother gnome dateless on such a special day.
September 17, 2011 is the International Coastal Cleanup Day.
photo by: Jenaelha, Friendly Gnome's BlogAccording to Ocean Conservancy:
"Nearly nine million volunteers from 152 countries and locations have cleaned 145 million pounds of trash from the shores of lakes, streams, rivers, and the ocean on just one day each year."
International Coastal Cleanup Day started 25 years ago.
A Marine Debris Report was just published studying 25 years of debris collected.
According to the report, the number one culprit collected in 25 years is smoking related debris with almost 53 million collected!
These include filters, cigarette tips and wrappers.
You are probably wondering why plastic is still Mama gnome's nemesis?
True there are tons of cigarettes on our beaches and oceans.
But the numbers are misleading because the report has divided plastic minions into different categories.
But if you total them all up,
Plastic Bag Monster still stands out with its total coming to over 96 million!
These include plastic bags, plastic caps, lids, six pack rings, food containers, cups, plates, forks, knives, spoons, pulltabs, straws, stirrers!
video by: oceanconservancy
Please help stop Plastic Bag Monster from continuing to spawn.
Please be Mama gnome's date this Saturday, September 17, 2011.
Take a long walk on the beach with her, bring your own reusable gloves and buckets, and help clean up a patch of sandy beach, river, waterway, lake, pond, and even the sandy desert.
Please read up about this very romantic day which makes Mama gnome all hot and bothered at any of these sites:
Ocean Conservancy, Heal the Bay, lessismore.org, California Coastal Commission.
This is an international event and you can sign up anywhere in the world.
If there is no event conveniently close to you, you can start your own hot date with the bucket and register it online.
Please be Mama gnome's and the oceans' lifelong date. Make the commitment and go green.
(c) 2011 Jenaelha, Friendly Gnome's Blog
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