My family and I are piloting a project to bring attention to ocean conservation issues while on vacation in the British Virgin Islands in January. We will surely see a different landscape since our last visit four years ago, prior to when the island community was decimated by Hurricane Irma in 2017. The hurricane crossed through the area with a force most of us could not imagine at peak intensity and maximum winds of 180mph. We are going to do what we can to pick up any plastic litter that crosses our path while on the water and are gathering donation pledges per “unit” of litter gathered. For example, if someone pledges $0.05 per unit and we pick up 100 plastic bags, small pieces of Styrofoam, water bottles, etc., their pledge will generate a $5.00 donation. The equivalent of a garbage truck of plastic escapes into the ocean every minute and by 2050, there may be more plastic litter in our global oceans than fish by weight. It is my hope that this small effort will expand mindfulness around conservation as we go about our daily lives. All funds will be donated to Ocean Unite. Thank you for reading!