Which organization did you volunteer for?
Department of Water and Power for the City of Corona.
Coordinator Contact info:
Ken Pitts
Start Date
2011-10-22
End Date
2011-10-22
In hours, how much time did you volunteer?
4 hours
Describe your volunteer activities in detail.
My volunteer activity consisted of walking into the Temescal Wash and removing any waste that has "washed" into it. The waste that I have removed includes, plastic, containers, paper, and a 55 gallon barrel. There was an endless amount of plastice bags. I personally moved 200 plastic bags at the very least.
What were your accomplishments?
When I first walked into the wash and looked ahead, I saw nothing but waste and filth. My second, third, and even fourth time of going back to remove more trash I noticed that it has been looking much more clean with every trip made. My accomplishment has most definitely been being able to see the progress I have made with my class mates in removing waste from the Temescal Wash.
What did you learn?
What I have learned from this service project was that people have to dispose of the their trash properly so that it does not go to the wash and even the ocean and coastal areas. We must find a more effective way to for people to dispose of trash and collecting recyclable items, and if they are not disposed of properly, there must be a way to collect them before they result to reside in the a Temescal Wash.
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Location
Corona, CA
Other Notes
The main problem that I have encountered and realized during this event was that we use way too much plastic! Plastic use must be reduced significantly!