Support young scuba divers' mission towards marine conservation
I am Arnav Nair, a rising senior at Eastside Preparatory School. My co-lead Wyatt Berry and I are organizing a series of clean-up dives to remove trash, debris, and plastic pollution in our local Seattle waters. Currently, our organizers and volunteers have collected and disposed of 100+ pounds of trash from our waters, through clean-up dives in Lake Washington and in the Puget Sound. We plan to continue these dives with our next dive expected to be this upcoming Fall.
Why are we doing this?
Our oceans are facing unprecedented levels of pollution, with plastic waste being one of the most serious threats. Over 11 million metric tons of plastic waste enter our oceans annually, with projections showing this could triple by 2040 without immediate action. This crisis affects over 800 marine species and has far-reaching consequences for our ecosystem.
In the Pacific Northwest, our unique marine ecosystems are especially vulnerable to the effects of pollution. Marine debris not only threatens wildlife through entanglement and ingestion but also introduces harmful chemicals into the food chain. By removing debris from Seattle's waters, we can help protect our local marine life and preserve the health of Puget Sound.
Our fundraising efforts go towards the conservationists at PADI AWARE, who are dedicated towards preserving our marine environment.
With every piece of plastic removed, we hope to help restore balance to the ocean and inspire others to act.
A huge thank you to Tro Rex Ota and Underwater Sports, Bellevue, for partnering with us on this clean up dive.
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Note: All donations will go to PADI Aware Foundation and donations are 100% tax-deductible.
My Achievements
Fundraising page
Updated Profile Pic
Added a Blog Post
Received 5 Donations
Reached Goal
Increased Target
Thank you to my Sponsors
$500
Austin Watkins
$300
Kamal Lanka
Go Arnav! Thanks for making the world a better place!
$263.75
Auntie Em
Way to go Wyatt and Arnav!!
$211
Anonymous
We are very impressed with this initiative Arnav. Keep doing great work.
$211
Douglas And Roberta Berry
Hopefully the first of many volunteer projects for both of you.
$105.50
Archana Nair
Thank you Arnav & Wyatt for making our oceans cleaner!
$105.50
Shilpa Manjunath Gokare
Kudos arnav! What a great cause! So proud of you and keep it up! Best wishes.
$105.50
Aravind Mavila
$105.50
Anuroop Sreekumar
All the best Arnav & Wyatt. Great cause!
$105.50
Divya Kumar
Way to go, Arnav! Makin’ waves for a cleaner ocean ;)
$105.50
Rachita Sundar
Go Arnav! Nice initiative
$105.50
Uncle E
Doing good work, keep it up.
$105.50
Pam Callahan
Keep it up guys! This is awesome work!
$100
Adarsh Nair
Great initiative Arnav and Wyatt!
$100
Anitha Adusumilli
Great initiative Arnav and Wyatt!! All the very best!!
$100
Aditya Rao
Great work Arnu! All the best!
$100
Sreekumar Nair
Really great initiative!
$100
Sandhya Sreekumar
Keep doing the great work Arnav! Proud of you!
$100
Purushotham S
Proud of you Arnu!
$100
Fatima Calcuttawala
Great initiative Arnav and Wyatt!
$55.85
Rohan Oommen
Great to see you both taking the initiative about something you care about.
$52.75
Vivek Mohan
Wonderful initiative! Good luck Arnav!
$52.75
Heidi Leonard
$52.75
Rajvir
Good luck to you lad in your future endeavors
$52.75
Kaushal Gokare
🐐
$52.75
Shawn Moon
It was great to dive with you Friday and pull up that 60 pounds of trash.
$50
Sriram Sankaran
Kudos for raising awareness and taking the initiative to do something about it! I'd love to learn more about your family's scuba diving adventures too!
$50
Anirudh Garg
Good luck Arnav !
$43.96
Khrish Butani
$27
Dr. Marilyn A Scott
Wishing you much success. Please stay safe!
$26.38
Anonymous
$26.38
Anu Kurup
So proud of you, Arnav!
$26.38
Arvind Ravishunkar
Congrats! Arnav!!! World needs more kids like you.
$26.38
Kat Willson
$25
Tro
Great work!
$10
Go Arnav!