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Hayden Kessinger
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Beth,

Thank you for sharing your conversations and reflections. I got in touch with my old college club, The Sustainable Ocean Alliance at UMD, to invite them to join the next Sustainability Leadership workshop, and was reminded of all the Sundays I spent cleaning up campus with them. I felt the same way (I think) that you’re feeling. Encouraged by the community aspect but immensely discouraged to return to the same spots and clean up the same amount of trash every week. I always gave a little “speech” at the end of our cleanups to remind participants that the problem really wasn’t the trash on our campus, but the fact that we were creating waste in the first place. I think it got through to a few people which is nice. I really did love the community feeling of picking up litter and chatting with new and old friends. I think it’s a great medium to inspire change and I’m looking forward to seeing how you make that crucial link 🙂

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