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| Art Scholarship Winner: Sintia Cruz Hernandez |
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| Join us for another microplastics beach cleanup at the Eastsound Waterfront Park on Saturday, July 19th from 11am to 1pm.
Cleanup supplies will be provided – just bring a friend, your curiosity, and a desire to help keep our shorelines clean and our ecosystems thriving.
Learn more and SAVE THE DATE for August 23rd. |
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High School and Food Bank to Redirect Food Waste |
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| During the 2025-26 school year, Orcas High School will be partnering with the Orcas Island Food Bank to divert uneaten cafeteria food to farms around the island where it will be used as animal feed. Students will earn community service hours for their volunteer work.
Learn more HERE. |
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Coalition for Orcas Youth Brings Medication Mailback Program to Orcas |
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| The Medicine Mailback Program provides free envelopes to properly dispose of expired or unused medications. Expired or excess medications that are tossed in the trash or flushed down the toilet can have serious consequences for our environment and public health. The envelopes are discreet and very simple to use and are available at many locations around the island. Learn more… |
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- Saturday, July 19th: Microplastic Beach Cleanup (Eastsound Waterfront Park)
- Saturday, August 23rd: Microplastic Beach Cleanup (Eastsound Waterfront Park)
- Saturday, August 23rd: Trashion Fashion Workshop (Orcas Center Prop Shop)
- Saturday, August 30th: Trashion Fashion Workshop (Orcas Island Grange)
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