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B You found the following message on a personal blog written by an exchange
student at your school.
Save Our Park!
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Vera Sherman
First, thank you for visiting my blog. Today I'm writing about something
very close to my heart.
I hope everyone in town has had a chance to spend some time at Kaneko
Park. It is a lovely place, and it's easy to walk to from our school. As it is
springtime, the park is currently full of blooming trees, singing birds, and
people enjoying the outdoors. Some creative students even built little squirrel
houses for the animals to live in. Unfortunately, however, we need to do more
to help clean up our wonderful local park.
One month ago, I was taking pictures of the flowers near the pond.
When I looked at the pictures at home, I noticed some garbage in the
background. I spoke to Mr. Tanaka, the city official who is in charge of the
park. He told me that sometimes students eat fast food and leave packaging
on the ground. He said that in the past he had asked students to clean up
after themselves but very few students had actually done as he asked.
Because students were a big part of the problem, I felt I should take some
responsibility in trying to sort out this problem.
I put up flyers explaining the situation and asking for students to help
after school. A small group came out, but we were not well prepared. We
didn't have enough trash bags, and we did not have a clear plan for cleaning
up. I went back to Mr. Tanaka, and he promised me that next time we went
to the park, the city would provide trash bags and maps of locations to clean.
Now we are ready to make a difference.
Maybe it doesn't seem fun to spend your time picking up trash, but please
consider helping. We will be meeting outside the front gate of the park at 10
a.m. this Saturday. Please try to arrive by 10 a.m. as we will be starting the
litter pick straight away.
Let's all help clean up our beautiful park!
