{"id":6461,"date":"2025-10-16T12:24:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/6461\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:24:06","slug":"fgcus-love-blue-inc-chapter-members-help-litter-cleanup-efforts-at-bowditch-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/6461\/","title":{"rendered":"FGCU&#8217;s Love Blue Inc. chapter members help litter cleanup efforts at Bowditch Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n            1 of 8<br \/>\n            \u00a0\u2014\u00a0Picture7.jpg\n        <\/p>\n<p>Love Blue Inc. club members searching for trash at Bowditch Beach, Fort Myers, on Saturday, Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<p>Shea Helton \/ WGCU<\/p>\n<p>\n            2 of 8<br \/>\n            \u00a0\u2014\u00a0Picture8.jpg\n        <\/p>\n<p>A seahorse Love Blue Inc. member Tony Jimenez found in a tide pool at Bowditch Beach, Fort Myers, on Saturday, Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<p>Shea Helton \/ WGCU<\/p>\n<p>\n            3 of 8<br \/>\n            \u00a0\u2014\u00a0Picture1.jpg\n        <\/p>\n<p>Love Blue Inc. chapter at Florida Gulf Coast University helping to pick up trash and other litter along Southwest Florida beaches.<\/p>\n<p>Shea Helton \/ WGCU<\/p>\n<p>\n            4 of 8<br \/>\n            \u00a0\u2014\u00a0Picture2.jpg\n        <\/p>\n<p>Love Blue Inc. chapter at Florida Gulf Coast University helping to pick up trash and other litter at Bowditch Beach, Fort Myers, on Saturday, Sept. 27<\/p>\n<p>Shea Helton \/ WGCU<\/p>\n<p>\n            5 of 8<br \/>\n            \u00a0\u2014\u00a0Picture3.jpg\n        <\/p>\n<p>Isabella Venegas, left, and Domenic Bill, Love Blue Inc. chapter at Florida Gulf Coast University, pick up trash at Bowditch Beach, Fort Myers, on Saturday Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<p>Shea Helton \/ WGCU<\/p>\n<p>\n            6 of 8<br \/>\n            \u00a0\u2014\u00a0Picture4.jpg\n        <\/p>\n<p>Love Blue Inc. member Tony Jimenez saving a critter out of a tide pool at Bowditch Beach, Fort Myers, on Saturday, Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<p>Shea Helton \/ WGCU<\/p>\n<p>\n            7 of 8<br \/>\n            \u00a0\u2014\u00a0Picture5.jpg\n        <\/p>\n<p>Love Blue Inc. member Matthew Filliman picking up trash in a nature trail at Bowditch Beach, Fort Myers, on Saturday,  Sept. 27<\/p>\n<p>Shea Helton \/ WGCU<\/p>\n<p>\n            8 of 8<br \/>\n            \u00a0\u2014\u00a0Picture6.jpg\n        <\/p>\n<p>Love Blue Inc. member Matthew Filliman\u2019s trash bucket at Bowditch Beach, Fort Myers, on Saturday Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<p>Shea Helton \/ WGCU<\/p>\n<p>For the past three years, the <a href=\"https:\/\/getinvolved.fgcu.edu\/organization\/lovebluefgcu\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Love Blue Inc. chapter at Florida Gulf Coast University<\/a> has been a significant part of Lee County beach cleanup efforts. <\/p>\n<p>Love Blue Inc. is a national nonprofit organization that focuses on ocean and shoreline conservation. The nonprofit includes school clubs and community chapters across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Michaela Zimmerman,  president of the local club, encourages students to come out to the beach cleanups to make a difference within the community. <\/p>\n<p>Recently, the club hosted its third cleanup out of the nine that are planned for this semester. Forty pounds of trash were collected by 40 members.<\/p>\n<p>According to the club\u2019s Instagram account, in the spring 2025 semester, FGCU students turned up to various beaches and collected 2,138 pounds of trash total.<\/p>\n<p>WGCU is your trusted source for news and information in Southwest Florida. We are a nonprofit public service, and your support is more critical than ever. Keep public media strong and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wgcu.secureallegiance.com\/wgcu\/WebModule\/Donate.aspx?P=JOURNALISM&amp;PAGETYPE=PLG&amp;CHECK=Fh6V9MuzTVcdN7RxIr2SYb1YhDw50SikSh2nq0qouhg%3d\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">donate\u00a0<\/a>now. 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