abelzhu2598
Registered: December 2007
City/Town/Province: towaco
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When most people think of an environmental cleanup, large crews cleaning up oil spills in remote places such as Alaska come to mind. However, this past month, I was exposed to a different type of environmental cleanup: one that was admittedly of a much smaller scale, but just as important. In conjunction with New York Cares, a group of friends and I traveled to a local public school in New York City and cleaned a small courtyard for elementary school children to play in.
As an ordinary high school senior, I am still trying to find a place in the world and struggling with how I can change and make the world a better place. I realized that I didn’t need to become President of the United States to make a footprint in history; I just needed to work hard and show initiative. New York Cares taught me an interesting lesson. Previously, I had contemplated on going to some distant and exotic land to do community service, but I have realized that there is not only an environmental need, but a social need in my own backyard.
Through the power of hard work, my peers and I transformed a run down dump into a presentable and beautiful courtyard. The environment is important, but what I find most satisfying is that I helped give school children an opportunity to play in an “urban jungle,” plus I had a lot of fun with my friends too!
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