Article in The Reminder
Check out this week’s edition of The Reminder for a great cover story on the Keep It Green project. Reporter Jen Coe wrote a great piece about our first event on Saturday, March 28th.
Second Event Re-Cap
We had another great turn out to our clean up event this week. This week we focused our efforts in the area behind the high school where volunteers picked up garbage in and around the fields and along the river front. This week we found items such as a toilet, tires, netting and tarps. It was a relief this week to not see as many environmentally hazardous materials.
The rain held out for us and each event turns out more citizens who support the project. In the next weeks, we will be planning other events to hold in the warmer months. Please send your thoughts and suggestions as well as areas you think are in need of some attention. check out the volunteers in action here, (still uploading the photos)
First Event Re-Cap
Saturday was our first clean up event and I must say that it exceeded my expectations. First off, the community support was a fantastic thing to witness. It was great to see volunteers smiling and enjoying themselves as we hauled a staggering amount of trash out of the forest. The event was also an eye-opener to most participants because of the hazardous materials removed. People were shocked to see gas cans, chemicals, and other environmentally harmful materials carelessly left in the woods. Needless to say all harmful material were appropriately removed from the site and the clean up was a success.
Volunteers from kids to parents worked for approximately 2 hours hauling trash and filling an entire 30 foot dumpster. Most were surprised how quickly we were able to fill it.
I want to thank all the volunteers and our Co-Sponsor, USA Hauling and Recycling for all of their help. Be sure to check out the volunteers in action here, and we’ll see you next week!