Pawtucket Teens Attack Litter For Earth Day

PAWTUCKET, RI — Students at three city high schools celebrated Earth Day by picking up litter.

Juniors and seniors at Shea High School, Tolman High School and Davies Jr. Career and Technical High School donned protective gear and collected many big bags of trash along the bike path and beyond. They then circled back to City Hall for an outdoor lunch and discussion about the environment with Mayor Donald Grebien.

The city partnered in the event with the Pawtucket Youth Commission and Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful.

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"It was a fantastic opportunity to teach the students and take part in our statewide campaign #RIMillionPieces," said Donna Kaehler, director of the Blackstone Valley group. "We are asking each resident to pick up one piece of litter, and with 1 million residents, we easily remove 1 million pieces of litter from our communities."

The Pawtucket Youth Commission consists of students who want to participate in community service. It's associated with the Pawtucket-Central Falls Health Equity Zone. Students who want to join should email slarbi@bgcpawt.org for more information.