In a tribute to Earth Day, onApril 22, Beach Haven Elementary School students were recently given reusable water bottles in partnership with the LBI Rotary Club. AnnMarie Deakyne, third-grade teacher, said all of the school’s 70 students received the 8-ounce bottles througha $300 donation from the club.

“With these bottles, the children are reducing plastic use,” said Deakyne. “Studentslooked forward to reducing the waste stream and the large numbers of plastic itemswinding up in ourlandfills.