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First Grader Inspires Clean-up
07/28/10
12:01:50 am 
First Grader Inspires Clean-up
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On Saturday, July 17, several Mattapoisett children cleaned up the Old Hammondtown School nature trail behind Lambo Field. The trail has been collecting litter for some time when Alice DeCicco-Carey, a first grader at Center School in Mattapoisett, noticed an abundance of trash piled on the trail near the playground in June. Inspired by learning about the environment and "being green" at school this past year, Alice and some friends decided to help the Earth and clean up the mess.
The children who participated in the clean-up were Julia Sheridan, Joseph Sheridan, Abby Simcox, Jacob Simcox, Aiden Harrington, Liz Harrington, and Alice, all students at Center School. They collected 10 bags of trash, several tarps, old carpets, an assortment of old boards and tools and a box spring mattress. The children, with the help of their parents, collected all of the trash in just under an hour.
The nature trail was established in 1998 by junior and senior high school science students and offers a scenic walk through the woods behind Old Hammondtown School.
The children would like to encourage everyone to pick up trash wherever they see it and take a walk along the nature trail to enjoy the views and the hard work they put into cleaning up. Photos of the clean up can be seen on Facebook at the “OHS Nature Trail Clean-up” group page.
By Kyle DeCicco-Carey
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