On April 17th, 2021 the youth group went to Running Bear Park and cleaned up pieces of trash. As a new member of the youth group, I really enjoyed this activity because it felt good to clean up the environment. The environment gets dirty fairly quickly, but as humans we need to be responsible for our actions and pick up trash whenever it’s possible. This activity was fun because I got to do something good for the environment and spend time with my youth group members. I was surprised to find many scraps and water bottles just tossed around carelessly. Personally, this has been my favorite activity so far this year because it was outdoors and I love to spend time with nature. COVID-19 has limited our volunteering opportunities but I think we should definitely do this again because it is a great way to keep our environment clean and connect with nature.

-Tanya Rastogi