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Writer/Producer: Kristy Vaughn
All it takes is one cause and any location to start-up community activism. Many Southwest Floridians strive to clean-up their neighborhoods and area beaches by organizing groups to pick up the liter that would have otherwise been left to spoil and decay. Trash left along roadways or washed-up on beaches makes our natural playgrounds hazardous, which is why grassroots organizations, such as Adopt-a-Road programs and Keep Collier Beautiful, continue to grow and flourish. But, more community activists are always welcomed and needed. Learn how to establish a trash-talking group, and meet others who share a common goal for a cleaner and safer environment to live, work, and play.
Resources:
http://www.keepcollierbeautiful.com/Keep Collier Beautiful, the organizers of Bay Days
http://www.oceanconservancy.org/
Ocean Conservancy, the home for the annual national Coastal Clean-up
http://www.adoptaroad.com/Lee County Adopt-a-Road program
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/Florida Department of Transportation
http://www.wm.com/Waste Management, trash and waste removal