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On National Skip the Straw Day, here’s how 1 preteen is helping rid Orange County schools of plastic straws

Posted on February 25, 2019 by kendyll

Read the article below about how Chloe Mei is celebrating National Skip the Straw Day in the OC Register! Read More […]

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Newport-Mesa school district nixes plastic straws after hearing from CdM 7th-grader

Posted on July 27, 2018 by bonnie
Chloe Mei smiling, straws collected from beach in hand

32 schools have agreed to end the use of plastic straws as a result of Chloe Mei’s campaign! She achieved this quick result after lobbying the Newport-Mesa Unified School District and starting a conversation with its nutrition services director. Read the full article in the LA Times (7/27/18)! Read More […]

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Cayman Times – Ocean Hero makes a difference

Posted on July 13, 2018 by bonnie
Steff

The Cayman Times interviewed Steff about her passion for stopping plastic pollution as well as her participation in the 2018 Ocean Heroes Bootcamp! Read More […]

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KITV News: Two local 16-year-olds making waves looking to end plastic pollution

Posted on July 10, 2018 by bonnie
plastic floating in ocean

Dyson and Anne featured on TV! Dyson and Anne are two of our Bootcamp Champions from Hawaii. Watch the feature that Hawaii’s KITV did on them and on the 2018 Bootcamp! Read More […]

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San Bernardino Science Camp says goodbye to plastic stirrers!

Posted on June 11, 2018 by bonnie

Chloe Mei’s first success! While at an outdoor education camp with her classmates, she noticed the camp used plastic stirrers. Follow the link to learn more about how she took action to convince the camp to give these stirrers up! Read More […]

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Newport Coast 6th-grader campaigns to end use of plastic straws

Posted on May 9, 2018 by bonnie
Chloe Mei diving

Chloe Mei was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times about how her passion for saving the ocean came about and how formed her organization that works to stop plastic straws once and for all. Read More […]

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