Football Players Unite With High School Students For Beach Cleanup

The Football Unites Captains Program, a community outreach initiative, brought together sixty South Florida high school students and the Miami Dolphins for a unique beach cleanup event. On a recent Thursday, the students and players joined forces to plant sea oats on the beach, aiming to create a stabilizing barrier against hurricanes and storms.

The project, part of the Football Unites Captains Program, aimed to educate students about the importance of environmental conservation. According to student Arianna Hernandez, "With all the hurricanes and storms we have in Florida, the plants and the sands won't get blown away, and it creates a nice habitat for us to have recreational activities and wildlife like turtles who lay eggs in the sand." The event also served as an opportunity for the students to develop vital skills in community building and advocacy.

According to Kim Miller... Vice President of Community Affairs for the Dolphins, "They'll be challenged with creating an advice project, "on how can they advocate for change and also how can they build a stronger community."" Miller added that the project aimed to empower students to become active agents of change in their communities.

The students and players seemed to enjoy the experience, "with student Ladarius Baldwin expressing his satisfaction," "I feel good... we're all working together as a team and coming together and making and building this foundation." The event culminated in a sense of accomplishment and a renewed sense of purpose among the participants.

The information in this article was first published on CBS News' website (cbsnews. com).

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FORT LAUDERDALE ⁘ As part of the Football Unites Captains Program , 60 South Florida high school students joined the Miami Dolphins for a day at the beach to plant sea oats. "With all the hurricanes and storms we have in Florida the plants and the sands won't get blown away and it creates a nice habitat for us to have rec. activity and wildlife like turtles who lay eggs in the sand," said student Arianna Hernandez.