Parrys Raines, or Climate Girl as she’s widely known, has been a fantastic supporter of the Plastiki expedition and recently visited a school class to talk about our oceans…

“I was invited to speak at a local school about my passion for the environment by a teacher named Mrs Cranney. The talk was for her Yr 4 class at St Pius X. I had such a great afternoon and was blown away by how much research these kids had done on my work and on the Plastiki. They asked a lot of excellent questions and we had discussions about how they could do things at school and at home to help the environment. Their energy and excitement when learning how to take care of our oceans was amazing! We discussed how plastic ends up in our oceans and how it hurts the marine life. We spoke about the single use water bottle and about making better choices when choosing a drink bottle. The kids were really interested to know more about the Plastiki and the goals of the expedition. There were squeals of delight from the girls in the room when I told them the skipper was a woman. Overall the class was fascinated by the Plastiki adventure and the fact that Plastiki’s final destination is Sydney.

“Just before the final bell went the class wrote messages of support for David and the crew. Here are the messages:”

Cameron, 10yrs
Hi David, I’ll help as much as I can to support you.

Bianca J, 9yrs
I will follow you and your crew and hope you get home safe and look at our lovely city, have fun.

Bianca S, 9yrs
Hope your plan works, have fun. I have looked up your blog and it is great. I have met your friend Parrys, she told me how to save the world. Good Luck.

Soraya, 9yrs
Dear David, I hope you are having fun travelling and my wishes will be with you to get to Sydney safely. Your idea is very inspiring to kids! You rock.

Rachel, 10yrs
I hope you get home safely and I think that helping the environment is a very good thing, well done!

Lara, 9yrs
To David, I think your plan is very useful to kids and adults. Hope you come into Sydney safe.

Emma, 10yrs
Dear David and crew you have done a great job to recycle bottles into a boat. Have a great trip to Sydney. Good job, we all count on you.

Georgia, 10yrs
I hope you are having a great time. I like how you are trying to stop pollution. I also hope you get back safely.

Kailey, 10yrs
Hi, how is your trip? I don’t use a plastic bottle.

Kiara, 10yrs
Dear David and crew, me and my family will try to help save the ocean. I will support you whatever you do. Have a safe trip.

Tiana, 9yrs
Hi! Well done with all your hard work…I can’t wait to see what the future holds.

Jessica, 9yrs
Good luck and have a safe trip.
Jessica, 10 yrs
Hope you have fun.

Dominic, 9yrs
Good luck.

Thomas, 10yrs
Don’t worry the weather is going to be good in Sydney.

Amber, 10yrs
Hope you have a safe ride to Sydney.

Emma F, 10yrs
To David and crew, I hope it all goes well and you have a safe arrival.

Jayden, 10yrs
Hope you have the best of luck.

Jonathon, 10yrs
Hope you arrive safely in Sydney, keep on going.

Michaela, 10yrs
Hi David I hope get here in three weeks.

David, 9
Hope you have the best of luck. Good work.

Charlea, 10yrs
Hi my name is Charlea, I really hope you get to Sydney safely. Good luck.

Jasper, 10yrs
Hi David only 3 more weeks!

Jack, 10yrs
Don’t fall out.

Chelsea, 9yrs
I hope you get back safely and I hope you had fun.

Max, 9yrs
Hello David, I hope you have a great trip to Sydney.

Reagon, 10yrs
David, hope you have a safe trip. PS Do you have T.V?

Lillia, 9yrs
Dear David I hope you get home safely to your family.

Christopher, 10yrs
I hope your trip has been good so far. Keep on going!

Klaudia, 10yrs
I hope you get back safely and I also hope you have a great time.

Flynn, 10yrs
David hope you get to Sydney.

Ben, 10yrs
Good luck with the sailing David. Best of luck. The weather is bad at the moment.

Emily, 9yrs
Hi David, come on lets go David, lets go David. You can do it.

Gemma, 9yrs
David I hope you make it safely with your crew.

Meg, 9yrs
Dear David have a safe journey home.

Mackenzie, 10yrs
Good luck on the rest of your journey. PS do you have TV?