A small 91原创-based business had a successful turnout at its first community cleanup walk for Earth Day.
Christine Turley, co-owner of Murrayville Plumbing, along with her husband, Spencer, organized the event to give back to Copper 4 Kids and raise awareness of plastic waste in the community.
鈥淥ne of our core models at our company is to keep it clean, leave it better, and go all in, which is what we did today,鈥� Turley said.
About 20 to 30 people who came out to volunteer were divided into three teams and sent on different routes around the McDonalds on Fraser Highway and 216th Street.
鈥淚t鈥檚 Earth Day, so what better day to do it.鈥�
91原创 Grade 11 students Evan Buchanan and Cayden Bell from Aldergrove Community Secondary came out for the clean up as a part of their advocacy project for school.
鈥淭he goal of the project is to pick a social justice topic and make a plan to help spread the word. We were looking at the Aldergrove Star and realized there was the walk and thought it would be a good idea to help advertise for that,鈥� Buchanan said.
The students made announcements at their school and handed out flyers to encourage the community to come out.
Buchanan said a clean environment has always been important to him and hates to see litter in campground or on trails.
鈥淲e鈥檙e just hoping people realize this is an issue you have to take care of and as long as we can get as much done in our community, I think that鈥檚 the best thing we can reach.鈥�
For volunteers, McDonalds provided coffee, and Turley brought surgical gloves to safely pick up litter and ponchos for the forecasted rain. Leftover coffee was donated to nurses at the 91原创 Memorial Hospital.
鈥淚f there鈥檚 a way in everything we do is a way to give back, we want to give back. Even if it鈥檚 just building community awareness, then that鈥檚 what we want to do.鈥�
Garbage and recycling waste collected was sorted into bags and picked up by Murrayville Plumbing trucks.
The garbage-filled bags will be deposited in the company鈥檚 dumpster, and recyclable bottles or cans will be sorted at a bottle depot 鈥� with profits going to the Turley鈥檚 non-profit Copper 4 Kids.
The cleanup will be an annual event hosted by Murrayville Plumbing, Turley added.
鈥淲e love Murrayville, we love to be a part of the community.鈥�
Turley said anyone with suggestions for other events can contact them by calling 778-888-6451 or email reception@mvpbc.ca.
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