Green Up Day in Vermont
Today is Green Up Day in Vermont, the one day in spring reserved for road-side clean up by Vermont residents, all volunteer. The first Green Up Day, according to Green Up Vermont, was April 18, 1970 in response to reporter Robert S. Babcock, Jr.'s reaction to the mounds of litter from spring thaw he saw along the road during a commute to work at the Burlington Free Press. Green Up Day has been going ever since.
We did not participate this year because I was unavailable, but several area locals did. CJ and her Girl Scout troupe greened up Vermont last year. I recall doing it as a Girl Scout, too. I hadn't heard of Green Up Day prior to our troupe's participation, but it felt great knowing that picking up trash along the road made a difference. Besides, I felt important and privileged walking along the road with cars going by.
I understand New Hampshire has a Green Up Day, as well as Vermont. I wonder if any other states or towns have similar things. If you have participated in a Green Up Day or similar event, I'd love to hear your experience.
Labels: Environment, FYI, Nature
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posted by (Jim and) Brandy Brow @ 4:34 PM
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Howdy!
Stopping by for Blog Your Blessing Sunday and to see what you are up to next.
Angels around you and your family.
Girl, go get your blog bling, you are an A List Mom Blogger.
http://www.danceofmotherhood.com/
Brandy,
I've never done a 'tag' before, so forgive me if I'm going about this wrong. Here's the page where I tagged you:
http://kellyhuckaby.com/archives/40
I did a similar thing in Toronto in the downtown core... where they try to convince "all the suits" to do a clean-up... it works... kinda... because of course, most of the "real executives" at various companies are "far too busy" for the chores... meaning folks in lower management positions and whatnot are out "cleaning up"... It's a moderate success as a rule, but as it's a relatively large city, it takes almost no time to revert back to the garbage-y look is once held...
*Sigh*
Still, I believe in these sorts of things... and it is possible to do them properly and make them "stick"... and will participate again.
...even with folks who prompted this...
http://doubledeckerbuses.org/blog/index.php/2008/03/29/
...still about. :)
Happy BYB Sunday, by the way... I know I'm early, but I'll be likely away from the computer for the weekend (holiday weekend) and wanted to "check in" now and say "Howdy!"
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