Emma Munson Foundation, Inc

06/06/2026

Day 11 of our our last day!!!! We ended this journey at Sunset Beach and Bird Island. There was a lovely Wind Phone set up at Sunset Beach in honor of a young man and you could “call” and talk to anyone you wanted. I of course talked to Emma all about this trip and it was the perfect way to wrap it up and express some emotions🥹 so grateful for that. We then hopped on our bikes and headed to our last stop Bird Island. We literally ran out of beach since there is some nourishment work going on at the border of South Carolina! We found one final piece of litter before we wrapped up this 11 day journey! We can’t thank you all enough for following along as we worked at each of these 40 beaches. We are thankful for all the kind people we met along the way and our friends and family who refreshed us and broke up the work days by sharing time with us!! We love you. We are part way home already and once we get back we will do one final video with our talley!! Thank you again for sharing this journey with us don’t for get to Love Your Mother❤️🌍

06/05/2026

06/05/2026

Day 10 of our took us to Caswell Beach, Oak Island, Holden Beach and Ocean Isle. Caswell is kind of a hidden gem. Wide beautiful beach and the sweetest beach police patrol officer driving around passing out bubbles and dog treats to beachgoers! We took a break midday because it was getting so hot and finished up in the evening which was much cooler. We continue to find a lot of the same things…those nasty single use water bottle lids, cigarette butts and lots of baby wipes. Tomorrow we will wrap up this project at Sunset Beach and Bird Island. Thanks for staying with us!!❤️🌍

06/04/2026

A little nighttime cleanup at Holden Beach before we head to Ocean to Isle Beach to wrap up our night 

06/04/2026

Day 9 of our we headed to Wrightsville, Freeman Park, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach and Fort Fisher. It was one of those beautiful not a cloud in the sky kind of days! Wrightsville was one of those beaches that looked clean but when we got to the high tide line (where all the sea gulls are looking for snacks in the seaweed) we found lots of little stuff…mostly plastic water bottle caps but lots of other things too. It was crazy to see the gulls right there picking through and we were hoping they didn’t take anything that could have caused them harm. Carolina Beach has a fun boardwalk and even though the beach was packed there was only a small amount of litter. Freeman Park has done some wonderful improvenebts snd although their pier was damaged, they have garbage cans everywhere and it’s helping. We only have a handful of beaches left to go as we wrap this project up. Thanks for traveling along with us!!!❤️🌍

06/03/2026

We are at Fort Fisher, wrapping up day 9 of the “Great NC Beach Sweep” - two days remain before we start heading home!

06/03/2026

Day 8 of our took us to ORV beach access, North Topsail, Ocean City Beach, Surf City and Topsail. We met a lot of nice folks and one thing we are noticing is more garbage cans on the beaches which is great! We continue to find lots of little things like bottle caps, straws and plastic wrappers but sometimes we find bigger items too…like clothing!! We ended our day with a very special visit with Neal and Linda Dodson. They are extended family and we are so grateful we got to spend some time with them. Our days are long and tiring but breaks with sweet people like them energize us and make us appreciate this journey even more. Back at it today….thanks for following along❤️🌍

06/02/2026

Day 7 of our we got an early start and covered Fort Macon, Atlantic Beach, Pine Knoll Shores, Indian/Salter Path Beach and Emerald Isle. Found an old tire washed up on the shore, too many cigarette butts and several tags from new beach supplies (take those off before you head to the beach). The very best part of the day…we got to see our dear, best, kind friends Ken and Jen Cobb!! It’s always the highlight of this trip and we are so grateful not only for their friendship but the time they make for us when we pass through. We love you both so much❤️ one final note…I’m a day late🙄 but happy sixth anniversary to bsides_vintage. So proud of the lovely little shop our son Alec has created! Thanks for following along❤️🌍

06/01/2026

 Day 7 was a good day