SOURCE:Keep America Beautiful
DESCRIPTION:
Keep The Rez Beautiful has an extraordinary volunteer who has a passion for keeping the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Ridgeland, Mississippi, clean and beautiful!
Nine-year-old Rebecca (Becca) Blair has been picking up litter and volunteering for kayak cleanups around the Reservoir and down the Pearl River, since she was 4!
In March of this year, Becca decided to start a curbside recycling program in her new neighborhood as part of her Homeschooled Math requirements. She also was tired of seeing litter in front of storm drains that head straight to the Ross Barnett Reservoir. With the support of her mother, Michelle, her Grandmother, and Keep America Beautiful affiliate Keep the Rez Beautiful,
Becca had the additional motivation of wanting to reduce her family’s waste from going to a local landfill. Initially, she was going to tally the amount of waste for a month. With help from neighbors, she decided to offer her recycling project to 19 neighbors.
Contact Info:
Mike Rosen
Keep America Beautiful
+1 (203) 659-3008
mrosen@kab.org
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Larry Kaufman
Keep America Beautiful
+1 (203) 659-3014
lkaufman@kab.org
KEYWORDS: Volunteerism & Community Engagement, Diversity & Human Resources, Keep America Beautiful, Keep the Rez Beautiful, Rebecca Blair, Recycling, Ross Barnett Reservoir
