Happy Green Up Day!

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The first Saturday in May is Green Up Day in Vermont.
Green up Day was started in 1970 by Governor Deane C. Davis. Vermont was the first state to designate a day for residents to join together as a community and have a statewide Spring Cleaning.

If you haven’t joined in before today would be a great time to start. If you don’t live in Vermont why not get outside anyway and pick up some trash. Do you have an elderly neighbor who needs some help? Why not go over and work on their yard today? Is there an intersection near your house with candy wrappers, soda cans and other trash building up? Why not get out there and clean that area? You’ll be surprised how good you feel when you’re done.

Every town in Vermont is having an organized clean up today. If you go out today you’ll be sure to bump into them and you won’t be sent away. Or you can check the Green-Up Vermont organizers' site to find out where things are happening in your neck-of-the–woods.

Bring your mentor or your mentee. It's a good chance to do something new together.