October 11th, draft

This Saturday, October 11th, 2008, 40 Velyki Mosty students, adults and teachers embarked to cleanup the banks of their river Rata. The first part of the project involved cleaning up 10 cubic meters of trash along the river, putting it into a truck and taking it to the dump. The second achievement was raising awareness and preventing further littering in the future. The woodworking teacher at school was able to provide 6 anti-littering signs to post on trees where people most often enjoy their chashlyk and fishing. This project was initiated and organized by a group of two students and one school boy. They had attended a summer camp which focused on small project design and management. They wish to thank the school, factory and city council for all it’s help in their endeavors. They are already planning their next project for April, possibly involving tree planting.

Successes
10 cubic meters of trash cleaned up and moved to dump in the woods.
Participation of students, mayor and teachers.
Wooden lacquered signs with ecological slogans posted on 6 trees near the river.

Unfulfilled dreams.
Not all the trash was cleaned up
The small details in the action plan were not clear (what to pick up, which bottles could be recycled, how many piles for the truck, and overall plan of action, prize distribution…
There was no participation by adults other than teachers and the mayor.