Originally published by KFBB Channel 5 in Black Eagle Montana on April 15, 2011
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By Charlie Keegan
The River's Edge Trail is a little cleaner today after a group of middle schoolers picked up trash along the Missouri River.
Holy Spirit Catholic School received a grant from the Governor's Office of Community Service to participate in Global Youth Service Day. The program tries to push children toward improving their communities through service.
The 55 middle schoolers took a break from the classroom and collected trash along both sides of the river.
Friday’s students were surprised at the amount of litter they found. “They are amazed at the amount of trash that is out there. Actually, I think they're kind of shocked that our city would have this much trash just lying around,” teacher Sue Sargent says.
“I was expecting some garbage, but definitely not this much garbage. People drove by and gave us thumbs up or said good job. It's rewarding when we drive by in the future to see it look cleaner and we know we helped out,” 7th grader Gavin Austin says.
The City and the River's Edge Trail donated the trash bags used in Friday’s cleanup effort.
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