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Youth Against Plastic

By Arnav Nair

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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 fundraising for our team of 4 scuba divers to do clean up dive at Seacrest Park Cove 2 in Seattle, WA on August 15, 2025, to remove harmful debris and protect our marine environment. We plan to continue with many more cleanup dives after this one.

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.

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.

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$500

Austin Watkins

Go Arnav!

$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

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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.

$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!

$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

$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 !

$26.38

Anonymous

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Anu Kurup

So proud of you, Arnav!

$25

Tro

Great work!

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