Service Spotlight Outside D23 Empire Key Information

Service Spotlight From Outside D23

On May 22, the Potsdam High School Key Club participated in a highway cleanup in conjunction with the Potsdam chapter of Kiwanis. We cleaned up a stretch of State Highway 56, just north of Potsdam. Dressed in high visibility vests and hard hats and equipped with grabbers, we embarked on our morning-long expedition. Along the way we found everything from domestic beer cans to imported beer cans, with a few scraps of metal and paper in between. The find of the day was a handful of foam insulation chunks. It was eye-opening to realize just how much trash people toss out of their cars onto the side of the road. Driving by, you don’t really notice the fast food wrappers and discarded plastic bits. However, once you start looking for things to pick up, it’s impossible not to notice everything else. While picking up every piece of trash on the side of the road can be tedious and timeconsuming, it’s an incredibly important step in cleaning up the community and making a positive impact on the surrounding area. Written by: Sylvi Teich, President of Potsdam Key Club