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NWP Global Registry of Apprentice Ecologists - Manatee High School, Bradenton, Florida, USA

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Manatee High School, Bradenton, Florida, USA
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brook3



Registered: December 2011
City/Town/Province: Bradenton
Posts: 1
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Since I was young, I always remember my mom telling my younger sister and I to always recycle. She said that it helped our Earth and helped us. As I grew older, I learned that her advice was indeed true. Our Earth protects us and so we must protect it. So naturally, I have always loved recycling among other things such as conservation and reducing my carbon footprint. When I was in high school as a freshman, I immediately noticed that my school did not recycle. This bothered me immensely, so I took action.
After seeing posters and hearing announcements, I joined Key Club, a service organization dedicated to the betterment of the community. After a few days of tossing around the idea, I approached the teacher sponsor of Key Club with a proposal: I wanted to single-handedly start a recycling program at my school. And to my delight, he loved the idea! The next day I attended a meeting with the teacher sponsor and another teacher, and we ordered the famous green recycling bins now scattered throughout my school. We ordered enough for all of the teachers in the school and I was making announcements at the Key Club meetings to get the word out. I decided to dub the enormous project, Green Team.
Although I started the project on my own, I certainly could not collect the pounds of recyclables alone. By getting Green Team sponsored by Key Club meant I would have a ton of help. Once a week, when it is time to collect the Green Team bins and empty them into the recycling center, I have on average twenty people show up to help. Being the extremely organized person that I am, I made a chart and a map of all the routes in order to successfully collect all the recycling bins. Green Team became a highly efficient project to help our planet.
Once my principal acknowledged that Green Team was a thriving and extraordinary project, he allowed me to also collect the recyclables at our weekly football games. I knew this was a giant leap I had to take, but I took on an even larger responsibility. Hundreds of people show up for these crowd-pleasers, and therefore there are hundreds of empty water bottles or Coke cans discarded around the stadium. Every Saturday morning after the game, my fellow Key Clubbers and I go to the stadium bright and early to collect the trash, but also to separate the recyclables. It takes about an hour for one hundred people to do this massive and stinky job, but it is so worth it.
Every bit of time and energy is worth knowing that I contribute daily to saving my Earth. Although I feared my proposal being rejected, I am thrilled that I took the leap of faith Green Team required. Through it all, I learned that when we all pitch in, great things can happen!
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Hours Volunteered: 1080
Volunteers: 30
Authors Age & Age Range of Volunteers: 17 & 14 to 18
Area Restored for Native Wildlife (hectares): 40
Trash Removed/Recycled from Environment (kg): 180
Native Trees Planted: 1
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