Teens in Action
Many young ____ are making the world a better place.
For ____, Carter and Olivia Ries have become leaders in saving animals.
Although they are only teenagers, they have actually made a ____ in the world.
____ were they able to do that?
Let’s hear from Carter.
When I was five, my little sister ____ and I each adopted a cheetah.
Did we raise cheetahs at ____?
No, we ____ to a charity that protects wild cheetahs in South Africa.
Our parents told us that if we did not protect ____, we might not be able to see cheetahs in the near future.
We soon became interested in helping ____ endangered animals.
A few years later, with help ____ our parents, we created a non-profit organization to protect them.
We wanted the next generation to be able to see these animals, so we ____ our organization One More Generation.
We also studied endangered animals and educated our friends about ____.
Then one day, a terrible oil spill occurred in the Gulf of ____.
A lot of sea animals were completely covered with ____, and they were dying.
We had to do something.
We ____ collecting animal rescue supplies such as pet carrying cages and rubber gloves from everyone in our neighborhood.
Four months later, our family drove to the Gulf of Mexico to ____ what we collected and helped to save the animals.
While we were working there, we ____ something very useful.
When we ____ mayonnaise into a turtle's throat, the turtle threw up.
That way, we were able to get oil ____ of turtles.
I never knew mayonnaise could be ____ to save animals!
On our last day, we met a ____ life specialist.
She told us that plastic waste is more ____ to sea animals than oil spills are.
A lot of sea animals and sea birds die from eating plastic ____.
After we came home, we created an educational project about ____ to reduce plastic waste.
In addition to this, our organization continues to do ____ projects to save animals.
Although we started small, we are ____ a big difference.
What ____ do today can change the world, so take that first step!