Armed with pincers and biodegradable trash bags, a dedicated group of club members, family, and Friends of Rotary helped clean the Bayfront at the Chula Vista Marina. The event was part of Team Up to Clean Up with the Living Coast Discovery Center and took place on the National Clean Up Day Saturday, September 14. Participants were shocked at the amount of trash pulled from the shoreline, and the kinds of items collected. The items picked up from the shore and park area included plastic bottle caps, styrofoam and styrofoam packaging material, a child’s diaper, cigarette butts, paper waste, plastic waste, and more. One of Kingston Stark’s children even found a rusted 10-pound metal weight. The event organizers noted the toxicity of cigarette butts in particular to marine life. We are proud to have been part of this service activity to help preserve our beautiful Chula Vista Marina.