On October 7th, SPLASH Mentor Pete Suchman provided a kick-off event for the Student Council at Shore Road School. The students will be adopting storm drains around the school, making observations about the trash that is in and around them and recording that data throughout the school year. In the spring, they will organize their…
The Operation Splash East Rockaway/Bay Park Thursday crew show off one of their big hauls. Crew member (shown left to right) Rich Kennett, Captains Elliott Cohen and Peter Graffeo, along with Leigh Block (not shown), flex some muscle after pulling in a boat console that was protruding from the water near the marina. Big haul…
Operation SPLASH Education Mentors Captain Don Harris, Anthony Alfieri, and Leigh Block hosted an educational cleanup with 65 Massapequa students at the Tobay Beach area on Tuesday, October 7th. Over 20 bags of trash were removed along with a tire, plastic chairs, and an entanglement of netting, plastics, and balloon remnants. This community service day served…
So proud of this Troop! 22 bags of trash hauled and properly disposed of on October 2nd by 20 youngsters!
http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/test/video5446.html NYS Education Department recognizes the merits of the partnership between Adelphi, Freeport Schools and Operation SPLASH. Watch this video and see the children’s expressions tell the real story!
On Sept 26, 2014, Professor Aaren Freeman and 27 students from Adelphi University spent the day out on the Wantagh SPLASH boat. Rob Weltner, Captain Gary Smith and his 1st mate Bill were the hosts to the students who were studying what you will find on a beach walk along the inlet and estuary. They researched…
This past weekend, Sept. 27 & 28, 2014, SPLASH was represented by some of SPLASH’s finest! The dedicated folks who provided Citizen Education included Gary Smith, Anthony Alfieri, Rob Weltner, Cynthia Kreig, Fran Tarantino (the godmother of SPLASH) and Dan & Ellen Lee. The attendance at the festival was excellent, weather was lovely and there…
here’s the haul from 9/14/14 we hunted for the white whale but found a tire, rim, and hub cap instead…and it was floating too! also found a jet ski engine cover as well…good haul people came out of their houses to thank us…nice feelings for me and my crew!! loaded the boat so much I…