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EACAP Spring, 2014. Our work with Reading Beautification. By: Rachel Acker, Natasha O’Brien, and Abby Staskiel. What is Reading Beautification?. Dedicated to the beautification and restoration of the city of Reading Started back in 1993 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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EACAP Spring, 2014Our work with Reading
BeautificationBy: Rachel Acker, Natasha O’Brien, and Abby Staskiel
What is Reading Beautification?
Dedicated to the beautification and restoration of the city of Reading
Started back in 1993 Non-profit organization, relying on donations
and volunteers Partners with local education and outreach
programs to help complete their mission Responsible for the Great American Cleanup
Major factor in our work teaming up with Reading Beautification: SO MUCH TRASH
Environmental and health hazards of littering: Litter can trap, strangle, and kill animals It can attract pests like mosquitos, flies, and
rodents=infectious diseases Property values , as well as a negative effect on the
economy in the form of fewer tourists, a decrease in new businesses, and fewer residents
Can lead to vandalism, graffiti, and illegal dumping Infiltrates sanitary water supply, increasing cancer and
disease risk in humans
Environmental Issue: Littering
What did we do?
Landscaping and trash pickup at the Penn St. Bridge
What did we do? (continued)
This is a bathroom in a CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUND.
This was our park cleanup, probably our proudest project
What did we do? (continued)
Painting over a mural on a storage shed at this park
What did we do (final)
Two hours were spent going around painting over these graffiti-covered mailboxes
(Before)
(After)
What have we learned? Has it changed us? What was our favorite part/task of the EACAP
project? Why is the EACAP project important?
Final Reflections