MCB HAWAII, KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii -- Marines from 3rd Bn., 3rd Marine Regiment, eagerly participated in the "Reach for the Beach" cleanup Oct. 25 to assist the local Waimanalo community in keeping the beaches their clean.From 6 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., they covered more than a quarter mile of beachfront, removing trash and driftwood along the shore. They filled several trash bags with debris, as they cleaned from the roadway to the water.Maimiti Ho, a 10th grade student at Kamehameha High School and the leadership behind "Reach for the Beach," organized the cleanup."I wanted to make a difference in our community," said Ho. "We are lucky to have such pretty beaches, and it was a shame that so much trash was accumulating along the shore. The Marines did a great job in helping us get all the trash off the beach.""They did a great job," said Rosina Ho, Maimiti's mother, and a resident of Waimanalo, who also lives along the section of the beach the Marines cleaned. "Not only do these young men serve their country, they are serving their community and I am glad to be able to call them my neighbors."After the cleanup, members of the community brought refreshments and snacks as thanks to the Marines for their efforts."We enjoyed helping our community," said Cpl. Jerry Shepherd, a team leader for Lima Co., 3/3. "The beaches needed to be cleaned and we were glad to be able to assist the community."In all, the Marines removed more than 50 large trash bags of debris from the beach.