Dennis,
I just looked at the post that was made regarding the trash issue at Beasley Park. Unfortunately we have to pick up after the public who use that area when we are not there. I was the coach there this morning, and typically have trash bags to pick up the countless beer cans, chip bags, and feces the beach go'ers leave for us. This morning was a last minute practice with a handful of our kids and we were not prepared.
We leave those nets there for the public to use when we are not practicing and unfortunately with that, people gather there and leave their trash.
Just so you can know a little bit more about what we do here at Emerald Coast Volleyball Club, we are a non profit youth sports organization that spends our time coaching and mentoring the youth in our area. Our children and families also support other local charities through volunteering and collecting donations for programs such as toys for tots and children's advocacy centers, and volunteering at elderly homes when they are not practicing or traveling for competitions.
We were stunned to see someone that we don't know and that may not know about us refer to us and the children as "Pigs." I am unaware if it was you or someone else that made the initial post but we would appreciate it very much if you could take it down.
I went back to the beach this evening because in the photos I noticed that I forgot my wife's favorite Red Sox cup near the court we were practicing on today. I snapped a few pictures of the trash that was still there. I have attached it for you to see. If you notice, there were 6 pack plastic rings along with beer cans next to our permanent box, along with fireworks, and the complete packaging for a youth scuba set. There was a publix sub wrapper and a lays potato chip bag as well. Our children are ages 7-18.. None of them drink beer, shoot fire works or scuba dive during practice. Our practices typically run 1.5 - 2 hours in length therefore they do not eat there at the courts. Because of the heat our children bring their water in insulated jugs with ice so that the cold water will last for the duration of our practices.
I am not sure where you live, and I noticed on the post it mentioned someone was here visiting. Please understand that this is our home, we live here and love our beautiful beaches and we do our best to keep them clean. The amount of trash left behind by those who do not live here or those that simply do not care, is a serious issue, an overwhelming issue that we can not take on by ourselves. It would have been very nice for the gentlemen who snapped the photos to pick up the trash himself, however, when I went back this evening, all of the same trash from his photos still remained. He did not feel it was his responsibility because the trash was not his.. Yet we are being slandered on the Internet and labeled as "pigs" for not cleaning up someone else's trash today.
We welcome anyone that would like to come out to one of our practices to meet our staff and our amazing kids to do so, that way you can get a better understanding of the type of people that make up our organization.
Thank you for your time and concern about our beaches,
Scott Allen
On Jul 15, 2016 1:54 PM, "drahn92@yahoo.com" wrote:
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We find it strange you folks are so careless with your trash.
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