One Starts Many: Archive

One Starts Many

February 2012

3 posts

September 2011

1 post

July 2011

2 posts

May 2011

1 post

April 2011

3 posts

This Earth Day my class and I are going to a park and planting indigenous plants. It’s important to do this because this park has more plants that don’t belong in this region than plants that should be there. What are you doing for Earth Day? If you want other ideas, maybe you could try to not use as much electricty or water. You could take a shorter shower or lower your heater by...

One Year Oil Spill Anniversary

This is the one year anniversary of the oil spill that inspired me to make this website. In a few weeks, it will be the anniversary of my website. Please pick up trash in your neighborhood and clean up your creeks to help remember this day and hope it never happens again. The whole planet respects us, but we don’t respect it. It gives us resources like air, water, seafood, pretty much...

March 2011

2 posts

Link to the Amazing Audubon Aquarium-New Orleans →

Sea Turtle Rescue

One Starts Many adopted a green sea turtle named Mydas from the Audubon Aquarium. This sea turtle doesn’t live in my house, but I could visit Mydas at the aquarium in New Orleans anytime I want. The money we spent to adopt him helps pay for his food and other stuff. If you want to adopt Mydas or another sea creature you can visit www.auduboninstitute.org. Here are some turtle facts...

January 2011

2 posts

Have you heard of Stephen R. Swinburne?

Today at my school, author Stephen Swinburne visited. He writes children’s books that tell a funny story or poem and they have facts in the back. I really like his books because he has lots about the ocean. My favorite book of his is Turtle Tide because it is about sea turtles, my second favorite ocean animal. Look for these 3 books I thought were interesting: Ocean Soup, Saving...

Kids Making a Difference →

December 2010

2 posts

Quit Your Plastic Tip

Stop using plastic water bottles and bottled water. Too many people use them. Instead you can buy reusuable aluminum bottles. In Going Blue by Cathryn Berger Kaye and Philippe Cousteau I found out in 2006 more than 17 million barrels of oil wree used to manufacture plastic water bottles and generated more than 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide.

November 2010

3 posts

ccsagan asked: Will you listen to Sam Lardner?
I met him last summer in Maine and he loves singing about the ocean.
oceansaretalking.org
Mrs. Rymer

Money Going to the Gulf

On November 12th, we held a “Beef and Reef Relief” Concert to help Heifer International and the Gulf. Students at my school were able to raise money to buy a few cows for Heifer. On the reef side, One Starts Money raised a total of $1145. I wanted to send this money to two important places in the Gulf. $560 is going to KINDD (Kids in Need During Disaster to help purchase 14 new...

ccsagan asked: How did you feel talking to the audience Friday night at Reef and Beef Relief? I learned a lot from your report about the Gulf of Mexico.

October 2010

6 posts

Save the Date! Friday November 12th!

I’m teaming up with a highschool Philanthropy class at my school and we will be hosting a special benefit to help the Gulf and Heifer International. It’s going to be The One Starts Many, BENEFIT CONCERT, “The Beef and Reef Relief”. Performers from COCA and many other talented acts will be performing.

OCEANA has a new online magazine →

Oceana sent a ship named LATITUDE into the Gulf to do more research. They want to find out how the animals are doing. This magazine has more information about the ocean.

enteam asked: Hi Dylan,
I look forward to our first Oceans Club meeting at school tomorrow. You did a great job sharing your mission with the Lower School today. I wonder what would happen to the Gulf if we cleaned up the streams that feed into the Mississippi River. Maybe our club members would want to help with this.
I also wonder if we should start a book club with books about the ocean.

Help Clean Up Water in Your State →

Clean water is important because it helps the environment. Everyone needs clean water to survive. One way kids can help is to look for water clean up projects. If you live in Missouri, there is an Operation Clean Stream to help clean up rivers. If you live in another state, try using google to look for other groups that are cleaning up water near you.

September 2010

3 posts

Operation Ocean Club

Operation Ocean Club is in business. This week I started my ocean club at school. We had our first meeting. Ever since I heard about the oil spill I wanted to start this club. I want the club to learn more about the ocean and how to help it. One of my teachers volunteered to be in the ocean club to help out. At our first meeting we talked about everyone’s ideas and I answered...

A Global Work Day to Help Climate Change 10-10-10 →

This is a great website to check out for anyone who cares about our oceans or planet!

witkids asked: Hi Dylan!
How are you? We've been thinking about you over here at WitKids! Emails have been coming in asking us, "What will Dylan do next?". Your WitFans are definitely proud of you! One even wrote, "Dylan for President...one day!"
We look forward to supporting your next steps. Do you have any ideas? If you need some support/ideas, let us know. We are here...

August 2010

13 posts

My WitKid Project Video from New Orleans & the... →

Thank you WitKids for putting together an amazing video of my trip to New Orleans the gulf this August. Here you can get a glimpse of my visit with Mayor Mitch Landrieu, business owner Mike Rodrigue, and so much more!!! I have some ideas I’m working on and thinking about to help continue supporting New Orleans and the Gulf. I’ll be sharing more soon.

Video Footage from New Orleans: Rescued Sea... →

WitKids just posted one of my videos from my WitKids Project to the Gulf. Find out more about how the Audubon Aquarium is helping sea turtles effected by the oil disaster.

enteam asked: Thank you Dylan for coming to show your slides!
We enjoyed seeing about your trip to New Orleans.
Your work shows what each person can do to make the world better!
Ted

enteam asked: What do you think about the future of BP and the people who depend on BP? We heard that one of the seven pounds that is deposited for the retirement system in England is from BP.

I'm Back from the Gulf

What an amazing week I had in New Orleans and part of Mississippi. I have lots to share. All of my video clips and photos will be posted on the WitKids website. Witkids helped make my project a big success! Thank You. I talked with mayor Mitch Landrieu, visited the Audubon Aquarium and saw rescued sea turtles, toured the marshes by boat, took water samples, and so much more. Watch for more...

Trip to New Orleans & Gulf is a Go!!

Saturday I leave for New Orleans. Thanks to WitKids(Whatever It Takes), an organization that supports kids community service projects around the world, I’m going to meet with some pretty cool people. I applied to do a WitProject to report from the Gulf. This next week I’ll be going on a boat ride, talking with the mayor or someone from his office, meeting with specialists at the...

Wristband Update! 140.....more to go!

Tomorrow I leave for my WitProject to the Gulf to find out what is going on and how more people can help. To help pay for my trip, I’ve been selling One Starts Many Wristbands. So far, we’ve sold 110 and only have 140 more to sell to reach my goal. You can still order them (only $10 for a 4 pack or $3 for 1) by sending us an email at onestartsmany@gmail.com. Please help me reach my...

Dylan talks about the new book Going Blue and how kids can save water.

Rescued Oiled Turtles at Audubon Aquarium →

When I visit New Orleans next week, I’m looking forward to seeing these turtles at the Audubon Aquarium. I also will be talking with a specialist at the aquarium who is working with the turtle rescue mission. Do you have any questions you’d like me to ask her?

HELP WitKIDS help more Kids Community Service... →

WitKIDS is making all the difference in my project to the GULF!!! They want to help thousands more kids with their ideas of community service projects around the globe. Please help them win a Grant by voting for them every day in August!

Wristband Update! Help Us Reach Our Goal

We’ve been selling wristbands to help pay for the trip to the Gulf to report what is going on and find out how we can help. As of today, we’re almost half way to our goal!! We’ve sold 104 and only have 146 more to sell to reach our goal! You can order a 4 pack for $10 by sending us an email to onestartsmany@gmail.com. you can order individual bands for $3/each. Thanks to...

Smell Test for Fish? →

The government is suggesting fisherman use a smell test to decide if fish is safe to eat. But I think they should use high tech devices to search for any contamination. What do you think?

Volunteer Spirit →

July 2010

10 posts

Dylan named July WIT Kid (Whatever It Takes) of... →

I just found out I was named Wit Kids’s July Kid of the Month. I applied to do a Wit Kid Project in the Gulf where I will interview different people to find out how the oil disaster is effecting them. I leave in about 1 week and I am very excited. Thank you WitKIDS for all your help!

Dylan talks about his upcoming WitKids Project. WitKids is an organization that supports kids wanting to make a difference around the world. They will be sending Dylan a flip camera so he can report from the Gulf how the oil disaster is effecting people and how we can help. You’ll be able to see all of his videos at the WitKids website.

http://www.animalplanet.com/whalewars →

Whale Wars is a Animal Planet TV show that is on Fridays. This group helps stop Japanese fisherman from fishing for whales. They believe the Japanese are illegally commercial fishing for the whales.

Help us Reach our Goal and BUY a WRISTBAND TODAY!

Dylan is saving money to go to the Gulf for a WitKids project to report from a kids perspective how people can help save our oceans and with the oil disaster. He is selling One Starts Many.com wristbands to not only support his trip, but to also support efforts in the Gulf. So far Dylan has sold 42 bands!!! He only has to sell 208 more to reach his goal! He plans to travel to New Orleans and...

Books I found helpful

My class talked about the Exxon Valdez spill a little bit so I checked out a few more books at the library to learn about other oil spills. The Exxon Valdez is an oil tanker that spilled in Alaska in 1989. Over 11 million gallons of oil spilled into the Sound. It took years for workers to clean up and many say in some areas there is residue from the oil still. The books I recommend are...

We're all connected..Article by Scientist Wallace... →

Kids Can Help Save Our Oceans by Not Using Plastic

Help Save Our Oceans and Get a One Starts Many Wristband! Dylan is raising money to visit the Gulf to report what is going on from a kid’s perspective. Wristbands are $3 in person, or $4 with shipping and handling. Order yours by sending us an email to onestartsmany@gmail.com.

Dylan talks about alternative forms of energy, solar power. Here he has a solar panel for a car he is experimenting with.