JCCC Midwest Litter Fest Along With Pick Up America & Advocacy Journalism

Sustainability Requires Direct Action...

"Three Pick Up Artists" video feature prepared by:
--Aneal Vohra_Photography & Production
--Mackenzie Clark_Pre-Production Assistance
--Corbin Crable_Adviser ccrable(@t)jccc(dot.)edu

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PERSPECTIVE:
To bring awareness of roadside litter, Johnson County Community College (JCCC) joined http://pickupamerica.org and Kansas City area volunteers during September 24, 2011 Midwest Litter Fest. The groups picked up trash and recyclables along a 45-mile stretch of roadway from Roeland Park to Lawrence, Kansas.

Lily Berman, Pick Up America's Director of Community Outreach, stated, "Picking up trash is not the easiest task. It's something that's really physically strenuous; it's really emotionally challenging to see our country completely covered in plastic."

"Three pick up artists" represented Team JCCC: Kris Mo, Bea Sanders, and Jay Antle. They traveled on foot from the front of the college entrance, west along the north side of College Blvd. towards Renner Blvd., collecting trash and recyclables along the team's 2.2 mile-long designated litter route.

The entire event collected 450lbs of trash and recyclables with the college team collecting two bags of trash and one bag of recyclables.

ADVOCACY JOURNALISM:
Inspired by the trio's direct sustainability actions, on October 30th I retraced one mile of Team JCCC's path, picking up additional trash and recyclables: Three volunteers and a photographer can make a difference.

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