This past Saturday, Meadow View teamed up to tackle trash in
sunny Spring Lake Park in honor of Global Youth Service Day. Everyone was
excited to be off-site and doing something different for the day, especially in
a location as beautiful as Spring Lake. We knew the weather would be sunny and
hot, a welcome change after what seemed like eons of cold and rain. As it turns
out, picking up trash is quite the entertaining task, especially when your
teammates are as hilarious as the mentors and TL’s at Meadow View. There were
definitely a lot of jokes and a lot of laughter to be had which made the day
seem like nothing more than a walk in the park, literally.
Spring Lake is actually a very
clean space compared to other heavily-trafficked parks in Santa Rosa. We all
felt that although this made our job quite simple, the park-goers who put their
trash into one of the park’s multiple trash cans deserve some major kudos for
taking care of the environment. Even though there wasn’t a ton of trash, we
still got a lot accomplished and walked about three miles in the sun. Nobody
minded the heat, though, we were all just happy to be out of the house and
getting some exercise on such a lovely day. Everyone enjoyed seeing the other
groups who dedicated their Saturday to making a difference such as the March of
Dimers and the Boy Scouts. Many park-goers thanked us for what were doing. It
really felt like we were all in it together, and that even though had our
weekends to be getting to, the day turned out to be productive and a great
team-building experience for all who attended.
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