♻ The beaches were back open Saturday but there were some things that didn’t belong in the aftermath of Ian -- and students from Seabreeze Elementary School’s Kelp Club were ready to help
Students of Seabreeze Elementary's Kelp Club are meeting today to clean up after Hurricane Ian. News4JAX reporter Aaron Farrar is live at Jacksonville Beach.– As the cleanup after Hurricane Ian continues, one Jacksonville Beach elementary school stepped up to find a way to help.
Students and parents from Seabreeze Elementary School’s Kelp Club spent a few hours cleaning up debris left by the storm on Jacksonville Beach.The Kelp Club had the cleanup event planned for nearly a month before the storm even developed. But the sense of urgency intensified when Ian swept through.“We walked around the beach yesterday. There is a lot of debris, metal, trash, concrete,” Moldehnke said.The Kelp Club had the cleanup event planned for nearly a month before the storm even developed.
Conor Brunson, a first grader, made it his mission to clear the beach the best he could with his mother, brother and schoolmates. A group of children are grabbing trash cans and gloves and pitching in to help. Seabreeze Elementary School's Kelp Club is assisting with cleanup after Hurricane Ian.Jacksonville Beach Mayor Christine Hoffman said they lost about 25% of the dune system.
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