The last thing Anderson needed to complete to become a full fledged Wolf in Cub Scouts was to clean up a part of his neighborhood. Thankfully, the sun came out today and it was our chance to shine! It just so happens to be Earth Day and everything fell into place.
Our road is a dead end. There are 14 houses on it and not much traffic. We thought it would take us an hour to do the entire .7 miles. It didn't look that dirty when we rode in the car.
We were so wrong!
We filled 6 kitchen size trash can bags FULL of trash! We called Chad to pick up the bags as we went along and bring us more. It took us 2 whole hours to finished and, boy, were we tired!
There were 60 Budweiser glass bottles, Dunkin Donuts cups, Cumberland Farms cups, McDonald's bags and cups, Panera Bread boxes and plastic bags from every big chain grocery store.
It was sad. Anderson asked "Mama, why is there so much trash? I thought we loved the Earth."
All I could do is tell him the truth.
"Some people don't care about the Earth. That's why I'm glad there are people like you who do."
On our way down the road a few neighbors came out of their houses to thank Anderson for his good deed. He said he wants to clean our road every year.
The Boy/Cub Scouts of America is a wonderful organization that teaches children the importance of our world and taking care of our natural resources.
I am so thankful for the opportunity to help Anderson learn about the Earth and what it means to us and how to help it stay clean. Hopefully, this is a lesson he will keep with him for the rest of his life.
