Orange juice didn't work in finding a cleaning partner (see August 2nd), but nevertheless I spent two of the past four mornings tidying my block. Combined, both mornings totaled 11 minutes of litter-picking. It may not solve the city-wide epidemic or stop illegal short dumping, but 11 minutes a week does make a difference. Special thanks to Jonathan, John and Emily who did the same for their respective streets.
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Melissa Dribben has been a staff writer at the Inquirer for 18 years. Her current beat chronicles the characters, trends, quirks and challenges of Center City.
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Ned Rauch-Mannino is filling in for Melissa while she's on vacation. Ned is the policy and program analyst for the Urban Industry Initiative, an economic development agency of the City of Philadelphia. He helped craft the anti-litter campaign, "Love Where You Live," and works to connect communities to government resources in an effort beautify neighborhoods and educate citizens.
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Right on Ned. It is so simple. It just takes a few minutes a day to keep your local area clean. that and some materials. Luckily, I find so many plastic bags blowing around, it is never a problem!
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Posted by logansquare | August 14, 2007 8:43 PM
Posted on August 14, 2007 20:43