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It's
Great PA Cleanup Time
 Have
you ever wanted to do something about all the trash you see
on the ground? Getting involved with a cleanup in your area
is a great way to do something for your environment. The Great
PA Cleanup, part of Keep
Pennsylvania Beautiful, is a time period devoted to
people cleaning up their communities, parks, playgrounds,
bike trails, and roads. The Great PA Cleanup is March 1st
through May 31st with the main event day held April 22nd in
conjunction with Earth Day.
Hundreds of
kids, all across Pennsylvania, are getting involved. On April
22nd, 13,077 kids under the age of 18 were registered to participate
in some type of litter pickup. Roadways, streams, parks, forests,
and neighborhoods will all be cleaner thanks to the hard work
from all of the volunteers.
It's not to
late to get involved. Whether you are interested in helping
an adult or simply want to participate in cleaning up a place
you care about, you can visit www.greatpacleanup.org
to learn more about this event.
So, what else
can you do? There are a lot of ways that you can make a difference.
Choose one of the ideas from our list or come up with your
own and let us know about it.
- Volunteer
for a cleanup in your community by visiting the "Find
an Event" page of the Great PA Cleanup website.
- Conduct a
cleanup. Ask an adult to help you organize a cleanup with
a group of friends. You can learn how to do so by visiting
the "Conduct
a Cleanup" page of the Great PA Cleanup website.
- Always pick
up after yourself. Never leave messes for someone else.
- Never litter!
No matter where you are or who you are with. Set a good
example.
- Learn about
litter prevention and then make a poster and put it in your
school or a building in your community.
- Draw a map
of your neighborhood, marking the places that have litter.
Write a letter to your mayor or township supervisor and
ask that he or she helps keep your town clean. Also, propose
a plan of what you are willing to do to help with the problem.
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Our
New Online Kids' Newsletter
Welcome
to our first online kids' newsletter! You can now access
our kids' news from home, school, or anywhere that you
have the Internet. Now a part of our kids' website,
the kids' newsletter will no longer be mailed to your
home. Instead, you can read it anytime you are online.
We
promise to still provide you with stories about kids'
environmental activities across Pennsylvania, scholarship
winners and announcements, interesting facts, crafts,
volunteer opportunities, and fun-filled activities!
New
kids' newsletters will be posted more often than in
the past, so keep checking back with us to see what's
new!
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- Always
make sure that garbage can lids and recycling bins are taken
care of so garbage doesn't blow out or animals can't get
into them.
- Carry in
and Carry out. Whenever you visit a park, forest, campground,
or beach always carry out what you brought in. Use a plastic
bag or backpack to carry out items that need to be put in
a litter basket or recycling bin.
- Make litterbags
for the family car. This will help stop litter from blowing
out of your car. Littering can happen by accident, so make
sure that there is always somewhere to put trash in its
place.
- What happens
when we throw our garbage "away"? There is no
"away". Visit a landfill or recycling center to
find out or invite someone who works there to talk to your
class. Learn what can be recycled in your community and
what happens when garbage goes to a landfill.
Boy
Scouts and chaperones cleaning near the entrance of
the Five-Star Trail at the Buncher Park cleanup in Westmoreland
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