What happens when you give a group of over 200 eager 7th graders gloves and trash bags and set them loose on their beautiful campus?
You get one heck of a cleanup that's for sure!
Today I spent my morning at Martin Middle School in East Providence with the excellent 7th graders.
Inspired to conduct a cleanup on their campus after taking part in a Save The Bay Explore The Bay Education Program, we worked to find a time when we could get the kids out and involved in their campus community.
The school grounds are beautiful. Vast fields, wooded areas, and a beautiful river and paths to walk. One of the most beautiful locations I've been to in a while that wasn't a beach!
The students had a little over 1 hour to collect as much trash as they could.
They came in blazing with a full sized mattress being the first item that was dragged from the woods (approx. 100 pounds). Another group found a giant stuffed teddy bear (similar to what you'd win at a carnival) weighing in at approx. 30 pounds. Then came the old scooters, tires, a rusted trash can, and an old lawnmower. That combined with the everyday trash - whew! What a pile!
The students collected 834 pounds of trash - in an hour.
Excellent job students. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped in this excellent cleanup!
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