SCA's own Emily McGinty sent us this update yesterday from Pittsburgh's MLK Day events:
I had a great time with the SCA crowd today--from crafts and drumming to ice skating and dancing, we had a really fun time and got tons of people, especially kids, hyped up about MLK Day. Our event ended at 4:30pm and I've just come home with the pictures. I am actually headed to the inauguration in about an hour and a half with 30 kids from my school and 150 people from Pittsburgh---pretty crazy!!
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Participants answered what MLK considered one of life's most important questions: "What are you doing for others?" Our volunteers fulfill Martin Luther King's dream by keeping our city clean and spreading the word about recycling! SCA knows environmental stewardship is a great way to connect to others.
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Pittsburgh CLC member John Sinclair shows the prizes he won after correctly matching various materials to the time they spend in naure before decomposing. Two correct answers gets you a cup of hot chocolate, two more win you a marshmellow! R.E.I.'s "Litter IQ" test showed us that if you litter, the materials can stay in the environment for years. The big shocker? Styrofoam: it will stick around forever--literally.
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New Pittsburgh CLC Coordinator Leanna Stitt poses for a photo on ice with SCA L.E.A.P students David and LaShawna. Free ice-skating was a great way to get everyone active. SCA students help out as Ice Guards (see David's bright green vest!) and make sure things run smoothly--or as smoothly as possible with people flying everywhere around the ice!
Thanks for the update, Emily!