How do I completely wipe the drive on my 2009 macbook pro

I have a macbook pro and am planning to give it to my grand daughter. I need to wipe the drive and set it up as new. I also want to restore and update  the OS to Mavericks. Could anyone please give the steps?
Thanks

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