Liam HalawithMaroon Echoes Editor On Friday, October 18th, the Mt. Pleasant High School group Alliance for Sustainability hosted a community cleanup at East Lake park. With a substantial turnout and an hour to clean up the park they set out in groups of three ready to beautify the park.
Many choose to come out and help because they believe we should take care of the environment. Senior Aroura Vansickel says, “There is no planet B.” Junior Olivia Larson, President of the Alliance for Sustainability, says that we need to, “Treat the earth with the same respect that she treats us.” Larson loved the turnout saying she hoped for more but enjoyed seeing people getting involved in the club, “Last Year we came up with a lot of plans, but it’s nice to see people out here involved in our club.” Larson is thankful for all of the local support, “The support from our community has really given us hope.” Larson, arranged the day with the Henry County Parks and Rec Office. The office provided trash bags and gloves for the cleanup. According to Larson the club has more events planned for this year. One is a closet cleanout, where they will be accepting clothing donations from the community and reselling them in an effort to raise money. They will also begin to sell recycled scrunchies at basketball games this year to raise funds for more environmental improvement efforts. This spring they hope to plant in a plot in the Mt. Pleasant Community Garden. Larson also wishes to dispel one misconception about Meatless Mondays, a program that would introduce a meatless choice in the school lunch line. Larson says, “It is only an option, regular menu options will still be available.”
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