Children and families from Coconut Creek spent their Sunday morning helping protect South Florida’s coastline during a beach cleanup at Red Reef Park in Boca Raton.
On Nov. 8, a group of 18 volunteers, including 10 children and youth and eight adults, gathered at the park with buckets, litter grabbers and trash bags to remove debris and help preserve the beach’s natural environment.
The cleanup was organized as part of the Bahá’í children’s classes, an educational program offered in Coconut Creek for more than 20 years.
The classes focus on developing qualities such as kindness, honesty, generosity, patience, compassion, cooperation and responsibility while encouraging children to put those values into practice through community service.
Through stories, songs, discussions and creative activities, participants learn about the importance of helping others and contributing to their communities. The beach cleanup gave children a chance to apply those lessons while working alongside friends and family members.
Jennifer Warner, a longtime teacher of the Bahá’í children’s classes in Coconut Creek, helped lead the group.
The educational program is based on the belief that every child poss...