Week 40 – Neighborhood Cleanup

As usual we had a busy weekend so we headed out to pick up litter after work tonight. Lori had the great idea to head down the hill to an exceptionally dirty spot in W. Seattle on 35th near the bus stop, Redline, and KFC.

We pulled out of traffic and were immediately staring at more than two buckets full right in front of us! We like finding these nasty spots because our efforts are quite noticeable.  Another added bonus is that we both drive by this location on the way to work so we can admire the clean spot every morning (well, every morning until it gets trashed again).

You would be amazed at how quickly you can fill a bucket with litter, today we spent no longer than five minutes and cleaned up a particularly littered place in our community.

Dana from Cosmopolis, WA

“I was inspired by your drive to help make the world a better place, and I decided to do a little cleaning up myself. A week ago, I attended the Hoquiam Cancer Run and saw that some teenagers, who had been “hanging out” on a nearby hill, had left a lot of trash laying in the grass. As I walked around the track, raising money for cancer research, I decided that I would take a break from walking and clean the hillside. The Cosmopolis Lions Club gladly offered me a large garbage bag to contain the garbage and within 30 minutes the hillside was again a nice place for other walkers to take a break.”