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2017 Marine Debris Calendar Featuring artwork from the 2016 “Keep the Sea Free of Debris!” Art Contest winners

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2017 Marine Debris Calendar Featuring artwork from the 2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest winners

About this Calendar This calendar features winning artwork from the 2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo art contest The NOAA Marine Debris Program received hundreds of great entries from students across the United States in kindergarten through 8th grade showing the impacts of marine debris on our ocean planet The program evaluated submissions based on creativity artistic presentation relevance to theme and how thoroughly the students answered the questions

How does marine debris impact the ocean and Great Lakes environment What will you do to help

Thank you to all students (and teachers) for participating in the 2016 art contest Your support and enthusiasm reminds us of why we do what we do every day - work to keep our ocean and Great Lakes clean The program hopes this calendar fuels your passion to protect our ocean and drives you to stay involved in finding solutions to prevent marine debris

NOAA Marine Debris Program The NOAA Marine Debris Programrsquos mission is to investigate and prevent the adverse impacts of marine debris The program achieves this through coordinating regional marine debris efforts leading research and conducting outreach to local communities

Cover Art Kathy R (Grade 8 California)

ldquoMarine debris kills the oceanrsquos inhabitants and makes the waters dangerous for living creatures I try to help keep the waters clean by doing community service cleaning the beach and cleaning the roads By cleaning the beaches and roads it will hopefully bring down the amount of trash in the seardquo

Donrsquot miss a beat or a tweet Stay connected

httpsMarineDebrisnoaagov

NOAAMarineDebris

NOAADebris

NOAADebris

marinedebrisblogwordpresscom

Many marine animals mistake trash for food Turtles for example sometimes eat plastic bags and balloons because they look like jellyfish - a main diet source for many sea turtles

Instructions Count and color all the trash items in this turtlersquos stomach

How many pieces of marine debris did you find

Coloring Activity

INSIDE

OUTSIDE

- bull -- l

By Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

By Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)DECEMBER 2016 FEBRUARY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 28JANUARY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

New Yearrsquos Day

2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16

Martin Luther King Jr Day

17 18 19 20

Inauguration Day

21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

By Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii)

JANUARY 2017 MARCH 2017 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31FEBRUARY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

Groundhog Day

3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12

Lincolnrsquos Birthday

13 14

Valentinersquos Day

15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Presidentsrsquo Day (Washingtonrsquos

Birthday)

26 27 28

bull bull

bull bullbull

By Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey)

By Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey)FEBRUARY 2017 APRIL 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29MARCH 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Daylight Savings Time Begins St Patrickrsquos Day

19 20

Spring Equinox

21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)MARCH 2017 MAY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

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12

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13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31APRIL 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

Passover Begins

11 12 13 14 15

16

Easter Sunday

17

Tax Day

18 19 20 21

Earth Day

22

23

30

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)APRIL 2017 JUNE 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30MAY 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

Cinco de Mayo

6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14

Motherrsquos Day

15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Ramadan Begins

28 29

Memorial Day

30 31

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii)

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) MAY 2017 JULY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29JUNE 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8

World Ocean Day

9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18

Fatherrsquos Day

19 20 21

Summer Solstice

22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

b

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)JUNE 2017 AUGUST 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31JULY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Independence Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

30

23

31

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

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12

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8

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14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

About this Calendar This calendar features winning artwork from the 2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo art contest The NOAA Marine Debris Program received hundreds of great entries from students across the United States in kindergarten through 8th grade showing the impacts of marine debris on our ocean planet The program evaluated submissions based on creativity artistic presentation relevance to theme and how thoroughly the students answered the questions

How does marine debris impact the ocean and Great Lakes environment What will you do to help

Thank you to all students (and teachers) for participating in the 2016 art contest Your support and enthusiasm reminds us of why we do what we do every day - work to keep our ocean and Great Lakes clean The program hopes this calendar fuels your passion to protect our ocean and drives you to stay involved in finding solutions to prevent marine debris

NOAA Marine Debris Program The NOAA Marine Debris Programrsquos mission is to investigate and prevent the adverse impacts of marine debris The program achieves this through coordinating regional marine debris efforts leading research and conducting outreach to local communities

Cover Art Kathy R (Grade 8 California)

ldquoMarine debris kills the oceanrsquos inhabitants and makes the waters dangerous for living creatures I try to help keep the waters clean by doing community service cleaning the beach and cleaning the roads By cleaning the beaches and roads it will hopefully bring down the amount of trash in the seardquo

Donrsquot miss a beat or a tweet Stay connected

httpsMarineDebrisnoaagov

NOAAMarineDebris

NOAADebris

NOAADebris

marinedebrisblogwordpresscom

Many marine animals mistake trash for food Turtles for example sometimes eat plastic bags and balloons because they look like jellyfish - a main diet source for many sea turtles

Instructions Count and color all the trash items in this turtlersquos stomach

How many pieces of marine debris did you find

Coloring Activity

INSIDE

OUTSIDE

- bull -- l

By Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

By Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)DECEMBER 2016 FEBRUARY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 28JANUARY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

New Yearrsquos Day

2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16

Martin Luther King Jr Day

17 18 19 20

Inauguration Day

21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

By Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii)

JANUARY 2017 MARCH 2017 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31FEBRUARY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

Groundhog Day

3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12

Lincolnrsquos Birthday

13 14

Valentinersquos Day

15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Presidentsrsquo Day (Washingtonrsquos

Birthday)

26 27 28

bull bull

bull bullbull

By Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey)

By Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey)FEBRUARY 2017 APRIL 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29MARCH 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Daylight Savings Time Begins St Patrickrsquos Day

19 20

Spring Equinox

21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)MARCH 2017 MAY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31APRIL 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

Passover Begins

11 12 13 14 15

16

Easter Sunday

17

Tax Day

18 19 20 21

Earth Day

22

23

30

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)APRIL 2017 JUNE 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30MAY 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

Cinco de Mayo

6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14

Motherrsquos Day

15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Ramadan Begins

28 29

Memorial Day

30 31

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii)

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) MAY 2017 JULY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29JUNE 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8

World Ocean Day

9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18

Fatherrsquos Day

19 20 21

Summer Solstice

22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

b

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)JUNE 2017 AUGUST 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31JULY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Independence Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

30

23

31

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

Many marine animals mistake trash for food Turtles for example sometimes eat plastic bags and balloons because they look like jellyfish - a main diet source for many sea turtles

Instructions Count and color all the trash items in this turtlersquos stomach

How many pieces of marine debris did you find

Coloring Activity

INSIDE

OUTSIDE

- bull -- l

By Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

By Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)DECEMBER 2016 FEBRUARY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 28JANUARY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

New Yearrsquos Day

2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16

Martin Luther King Jr Day

17 18 19 20

Inauguration Day

21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

By Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii)

JANUARY 2017 MARCH 2017 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31FEBRUARY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

Groundhog Day

3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12

Lincolnrsquos Birthday

13 14

Valentinersquos Day

15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Presidentsrsquo Day (Washingtonrsquos

Birthday)

26 27 28

bull bull

bull bullbull

By Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey)

By Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey)FEBRUARY 2017 APRIL 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29MARCH 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Daylight Savings Time Begins St Patrickrsquos Day

19 20

Spring Equinox

21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)MARCH 2017 MAY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31APRIL 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

Passover Begins

11 12 13 14 15

16

Easter Sunday

17

Tax Day

18 19 20 21

Earth Day

22

23

30

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)APRIL 2017 JUNE 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30MAY 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

Cinco de Mayo

6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14

Motherrsquos Day

15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Ramadan Begins

28 29

Memorial Day

30 31

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii)

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) MAY 2017 JULY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29JUNE 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8

World Ocean Day

9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18

Fatherrsquos Day

19 20 21

Summer Solstice

22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

b

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)JUNE 2017 AUGUST 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31JULY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Independence Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

30

23

31

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

- bull -- l

By Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

By Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)DECEMBER 2016 FEBRUARY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 28JANUARY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

New Yearrsquos Day

2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16

Martin Luther King Jr Day

17 18 19 20

Inauguration Day

21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

By Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii)

JANUARY 2017 MARCH 2017 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31FEBRUARY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

Groundhog Day

3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12

Lincolnrsquos Birthday

13 14

Valentinersquos Day

15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Presidentsrsquo Day (Washingtonrsquos

Birthday)

26 27 28

bull bull

bull bullbull

By Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey)

By Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey)FEBRUARY 2017 APRIL 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29MARCH 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Daylight Savings Time Begins St Patrickrsquos Day

19 20

Spring Equinox

21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)MARCH 2017 MAY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31APRIL 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

Passover Begins

11 12 13 14 15

16

Easter Sunday

17

Tax Day

18 19 20 21

Earth Day

22

23

30

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)APRIL 2017 JUNE 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30MAY 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

Cinco de Mayo

6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14

Motherrsquos Day

15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Ramadan Begins

28 29

Memorial Day

30 31

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii)

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) MAY 2017 JULY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29JUNE 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8

World Ocean Day

9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18

Fatherrsquos Day

19 20 21

Summer Solstice

22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

b

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)JUNE 2017 AUGUST 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31JULY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Independence Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

30

23

31

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)DECEMBER 2016 FEBRUARY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 28JANUARY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

New Yearrsquos Day

2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16

Martin Luther King Jr Day

17 18 19 20

Inauguration Day

21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

By Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii)

JANUARY 2017 MARCH 2017 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31FEBRUARY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

Groundhog Day

3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12

Lincolnrsquos Birthday

13 14

Valentinersquos Day

15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Presidentsrsquo Day (Washingtonrsquos

Birthday)

26 27 28

bull bull

bull bullbull

By Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey)

By Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey)FEBRUARY 2017 APRIL 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29MARCH 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Daylight Savings Time Begins St Patrickrsquos Day

19 20

Spring Equinox

21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)MARCH 2017 MAY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31APRIL 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

Passover Begins

11 12 13 14 15

16

Easter Sunday

17

Tax Day

18 19 20 21

Earth Day

22

23

30

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)APRIL 2017 JUNE 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30MAY 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

Cinco de Mayo

6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14

Motherrsquos Day

15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Ramadan Begins

28 29

Memorial Day

30 31

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii)

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) MAY 2017 JULY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29JUNE 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8

World Ocean Day

9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18

Fatherrsquos Day

19 20 21

Summer Solstice

22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

b

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)JUNE 2017 AUGUST 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31JULY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Independence Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

30

23

31

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii)

JANUARY 2017 MARCH 2017 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31FEBRUARY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

Groundhog Day

3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12

Lincolnrsquos Birthday

13 14

Valentinersquos Day

15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Presidentsrsquo Day (Washingtonrsquos

Birthday)

26 27 28

bull bull

bull bullbull

By Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey)

By Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey)FEBRUARY 2017 APRIL 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29MARCH 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Daylight Savings Time Begins St Patrickrsquos Day

19 20

Spring Equinox

21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)MARCH 2017 MAY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31APRIL 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

Passover Begins

11 12 13 14 15

16

Easter Sunday

17

Tax Day

18 19 20 21

Earth Day

22

23

30

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)APRIL 2017 JUNE 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30MAY 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

Cinco de Mayo

6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14

Motherrsquos Day

15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Ramadan Begins

28 29

Memorial Day

30 31

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii)

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) MAY 2017 JULY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29JUNE 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8

World Ocean Day

9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18

Fatherrsquos Day

19 20 21

Summer Solstice

22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

b

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)JUNE 2017 AUGUST 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31JULY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Independence Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

30

23

31

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

JANUARY 2017 MARCH 2017 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31FEBRUARY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

Groundhog Day

3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12

Lincolnrsquos Birthday

13 14

Valentinersquos Day

15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Presidentsrsquo Day (Washingtonrsquos

Birthday)

26 27 28

bull bull

bull bullbull

By Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey)

By Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey)FEBRUARY 2017 APRIL 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29MARCH 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Daylight Savings Time Begins St Patrickrsquos Day

19 20

Spring Equinox

21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)MARCH 2017 MAY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

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13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31APRIL 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

Passover Begins

11 12 13 14 15

16

Easter Sunday

17

Tax Day

18 19 20 21

Earth Day

22

23

30

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)APRIL 2017 JUNE 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30MAY 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

Cinco de Mayo

6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14

Motherrsquos Day

15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Ramadan Begins

28 29

Memorial Day

30 31

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii)

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) MAY 2017 JULY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29JUNE 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8

World Ocean Day

9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18

Fatherrsquos Day

19 20 21

Summer Solstice

22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

b

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)JUNE 2017 AUGUST 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31JULY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Independence Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

30

23

31

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

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By Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey)

By Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey)FEBRUARY 2017 APRIL 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29MARCH 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Daylight Savings Time Begins St Patrickrsquos Day

19 20

Spring Equinox

21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)MARCH 2017 MAY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31APRIL 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

Passover Begins

11 12 13 14 15

16

Easter Sunday

17

Tax Day

18 19 20 21

Earth Day

22

23

30

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)APRIL 2017 JUNE 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30MAY 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

Cinco de Mayo

6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14

Motherrsquos Day

15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Ramadan Begins

28 29

Memorial Day

30 31

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii)

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) MAY 2017 JULY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29JUNE 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8

World Ocean Day

9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18

Fatherrsquos Day

19 20 21

Summer Solstice

22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

b

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)JUNE 2017 AUGUST 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31JULY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Independence Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

30

23

31

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey)FEBRUARY 2017 APRIL 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29MARCH 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Daylight Savings Time Begins St Patrickrsquos Day

19 20

Spring Equinox

21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)MARCH 2017 MAY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31APRIL 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

Passover Begins

11 12 13 14 15

16

Easter Sunday

17

Tax Day

18 19 20 21

Earth Day

22

23

30

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)APRIL 2017 JUNE 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30MAY 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

Cinco de Mayo

6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14

Motherrsquos Day

15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Ramadan Begins

28 29

Memorial Day

30 31

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii)

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) MAY 2017 JULY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29JUNE 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8

World Ocean Day

9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18

Fatherrsquos Day

19 20 21

Summer Solstice

22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

b

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)JUNE 2017 AUGUST 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31JULY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Independence Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

30

23

31

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)MARCH 2017 MAY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31APRIL 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

Passover Begins

11 12 13 14 15

16

Easter Sunday

17

Tax Day

18 19 20 21

Earth Day

22

23

30

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)APRIL 2017 JUNE 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30MAY 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

Cinco de Mayo

6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14

Motherrsquos Day

15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Ramadan Begins

28 29

Memorial Day

30 31

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii)

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) MAY 2017 JULY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29JUNE 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8

World Ocean Day

9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18

Fatherrsquos Day

19 20 21

Summer Solstice

22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

b

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)JUNE 2017 AUGUST 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31JULY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Independence Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

30

23

31

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)MARCH 2017 MAY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31APRIL 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

Passover Begins

11 12 13 14 15

16

Easter Sunday

17

Tax Day

18 19 20 21

Earth Day

22

23

30

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)APRIL 2017 JUNE 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30MAY 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

Cinco de Mayo

6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14

Motherrsquos Day

15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Ramadan Begins

28 29

Memorial Day

30 31

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii)

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) MAY 2017 JULY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29JUNE 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8

World Ocean Day

9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18

Fatherrsquos Day

19 20 21

Summer Solstice

22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

b

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)JUNE 2017 AUGUST 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31JULY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Independence Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

30

23

31

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)APRIL 2017 JUNE 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 4 5 6 7

1

8

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16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30MAY 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

Cinco de Mayo

6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14

Motherrsquos Day

15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Ramadan Begins

28 29

Memorial Day

30 31

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii)

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) MAY 2017 JULY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

7

1

8

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11

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12

6

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1

8

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29JUNE 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8

World Ocean Day

9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18

Fatherrsquos Day

19 20 21

Summer Solstice

22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

b

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)JUNE 2017 AUGUST 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31JULY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Independence Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

30

23

31

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia)APRIL 2017 JUNE 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30MAY 2017 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

Cinco de Mayo

6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14

Motherrsquos Day

15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Ramadan Begins

28 29

Memorial Day

30 31

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii)

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) MAY 2017 JULY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29JUNE 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8

World Ocean Day

9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18

Fatherrsquos Day

19 20 21

Summer Solstice

22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

b

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)JUNE 2017 AUGUST 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31JULY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Independence Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

30

23

31

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii)

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) MAY 2017 JULY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29JUNE 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8

World Ocean Day

9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18

Fatherrsquos Day

19 20 21

Summer Solstice

22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

b

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)JUNE 2017 AUGUST 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31JULY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Independence Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

30

23

31

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) MAY 2017 JULY 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29JUNE 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8

World Ocean Day

9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18

Fatherrsquos Day

19 20 21

Summer Solstice

22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

b

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)JUNE 2017 AUGUST 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31JULY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Independence Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

30

23

31

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

b

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)JUNE 2017 AUGUST 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31JULY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Independence Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

30

23

31

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas)JUNE 2017 AUGUST 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31JULY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Independence Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

30

23

31

24 25 26 27 28 29

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

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7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

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9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

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6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)JULY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

8 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30AUGUST 2017 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

Labor Day

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

International Coastal Cleanup

17 18 19 20

Rosh Hashanah

21 22

Autumnal Equinox

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Yom Kippur

30

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

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7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

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10

4

11

5

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6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By Natalie B (Grade 7 California)SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Columbus Day

10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Halloween

31

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)OCTOBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14 3 4 5 6 7

1

8

2

9

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30NOVEMBER 2017 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5

Daylight Savings Time ends

6 7 8 9 10 11

Veterans Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

Thanksgiving Day

24 25

26 27 28 29 30

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

~ (t _ _VJ

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

By Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania)NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

5 6 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11 7

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12

Hanukkah begins

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 New Yearrsquos Eve Christmas Day

-

2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce

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2016 ldquoKeep the Sea Free of Debrisrdquo Art Contest Winners

JANUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean gravely It causes the animals to die and it causes pollution All of the littering and trash that we throw away thinking it wonrsquot do anything actually does a lot Just one plastic bag could kill many animals When I see trash on a beach or near a lake I will do my best to clear it up quickly so our earth and inhabitants will all be saferdquo

- Bailee S (Grade 8 Virginia)

ldquoMarine debris hurts our ocean Rubbish can look like food to animals Trash traps animals Do not litter in the ocean I can help keep the ocean safe The best ocean is a clean ocean I can be part of the solution I can clean the beaches I can help stop debrisrdquo

- Maile R (Grade 1 Hawaii) FEBRUARY

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean by people putting in plastic and other trash to our oceans It ruins the animalsrsquo habitat and also what they eat Many animals and creatures are dying because of pollution soon they are going to be extinct I will try to recycle more and make garbage into something else Its better to keep than to throw awayrdquo

- Emilia W (Grade 7 New Jersey) MARCH

APRIL

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans and Great Lakes because the plastic and other garbage could badly injure or kill the sea animals What I will do to keep our ocean debris free is to not litter Not littering is very important because if you litter the debris can go into drains then it can go into the lake or the sea Then once it goes in the sea ocean organisms could then dierdquo

- Sallie S (Grade 7 Washington)

ldquoNo littering in the sea It makes ldquoMarine debris harms wildlife Items the sea dirty and it makes the like fishing line and six-pack rings getanimals sick I will pick up the trash tangled around animals and causeon the beach before it gets to the injury or death Birds and fish and seaocean I will also make signs and turtles can mistake plastic for foodtell people not to litter I will teach People need to use less stuff andthem what their trash does to our make better choices Everyone shouldenvironmentrdquo properly dispose of fishing line and buy

reusable products Always remember - Carson M (Grade 3 Georgia) to reduce reuse and recyclerdquo

MAY SEPTEMBER - James S (Grade 6 Louisiana)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean ldquoIn my book of life I have one side by hurting animals and pollute our that is clean and beautiful the way we oceans and lakes If fish eat some want it to be and the other side is filled debris we can have it as well I can with garbage and that is our reality help keep our ocean debris free by However if we want life to continue collecting the trash in the ocean then we must make a change To do and decrease debrisrdquo this I will minimize the use of plastic

bags in our everyday life I can also - Dayoung L (Grade 5 Hawaii) help by cutting up beverage holders

before disposing themrdquoJUNE OCTOBER

- Natalie B (Grade 7 California)

ldquoMarine debris impacts our oceans ldquoIt destroys our coral reefs and kills by killing our animals I will help the wildlife It has gotten so bad in the keep our ocean clean by recycling ocean that there is a lot of garbage more and picking up trash morerdquo in the middle of our ocean I will use

alternatives to plastic and spread the - Lexy F (Grade 3 Texas) word about what plastic is doing to our

wildlife so we can save our lakes and oceanrdquo

- Malley M (Grade 8 Michigan)

JULY

ldquoMarine debris affects the oceans ldquoMarine debris impacts our ocean and and Great Lakes in many ways lakes by killing and hurting the animals Plastic bags choke sharks and a lot It also makes the water very dirty turtles Sunken boats can ruin and no one wants to go on a dirty beautiful homes and change the beach I will always bring a trash bag to way marine nature I will try to put trash into when I go to the beachrdquo recycle all trash I also want to learn as much as I can and spread - Emily B (Grade 8 Pennsylvania) the word to others so they can help toordquo

AUGUST DECEMBER- Genae W (Grade 2 Georgia)

NOVEMBER

NOAA Marine Debris Program Office of Response and Restoration httpsMarineDebrisnoaagovNational Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Please recycleUS Department of Commerce