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Serve RI Week Clean Up

litterproject — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:52:11 +0000

If you are in the area, please consider supporting Serve Rhode Island in a clean up of Roger Williams Park Pond. This organization’s goal is to engage Rhode Islanders to help clean up the environment to help fisheries and wildlife.

Volunteer to clean up the park, from 9:00am-2:00pm on April 17, 2010. Registration and information is on their website.

Please join in if you are in Rhode Island, or do a cleanup where you are.

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Day of Service

em — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:45:49 +0000

As you hopefully have heard, Monday, January 19, millions of Americans are expected to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and answer President-elect Obama’s call to service by volunteering for community causes that matter to them.

This is a great opportunity to set aside some time to help others doing something you’ve always wanted to do… and to be in good company with millions of others who have joined efforts in the spirit of service.

If you haven’t yet decided what you want to do, or don’t have lots of free time, I encourage you to participate in LitterProject, by cleaning up litter in a favorite– or simply hurting– community spot. Bring a bag or two, a pair of gloves, and maybe even a friend, and pick up trash and dispose of it in a thoughtful way. This is a simple way to make a difference and lets you participate in something great.

Don’t let the day go by…

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Attitude is Everything in Litter and in ….

em — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:14:44 +0000

First of all, all of us here at LitterProject wish you a great holiday season, full of good feeling, laughter and love!

I’ve been thinking a great deal about the concept outlined in the 7 keys: “be prepared to do the activity yourself and enjoy it” and wanted to elaborate a little on why this is so important.

As you may have experienced in life, many people can be reluctant to join you in doing something new, unless they can understand exactly what will be involved and how will it benefit themselves. The easiest way to communicate this is to simply participate in cleaning up litter yourself and revel in the feeling of 1) making an immediate difference and, 2) getting good practice at being the kind of person who makes a difference every day.

It’s funny, but it is very difficult to express how wonderful a particular feeling is– or how important a particular activity is– in words alone. At the end of the day, people tend to want a more visceral cue as to what to expect. Your happy, shining, satisfied face can indicate this and make people curious– and perhaps, even to join in.

At the end of the day, it is much more attractive (meaning will attract more participants) if you enjoy what you are doing, than if you are upset at the litterers and highlighting those feelings of anger, disappointment and disillusion.

You are in control of your attitude, and my guess is, if you find something like LitterProject appealing, you are the kind of person who enjoys making the world a better place. So… keep up the good work and don’t be shy about why you enjoy making a difference! Some may scratch their heads at your activity, but even more will join you…..

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