First, a big thank you to all who came out to St. John’s in support of the Team Up 2 Clean Up on Saturday, March 27! In about two hours, 12 of us gathered a total of 11 bags of trash, all of which were picked up that afternoon by Hampton Clean City Commission. We were able to cover the block of Franklin St. to W. Queen’s Way, to Kings Way to Lincoln, and all the areas contained inside.
That activity was quickly followed by our Easter Card mission, where a small team sent cards to over 30 of our more senior/less active members just to let them know we were thinking of them during this Easter season. I hope they were joyously surprised.
We hosted Christy Everett, the Hampton Roads Director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, at our April 6 virtual meeting. She gave us an informative update on CBF activities in our area and was able to talk about the status of other states’ work to clean up the Bay. She also promised a personal guided tour of the new Brock Center once it is open to the public, most likely in the fall. According to Christy, the best thing we as individuals can do is write to our local representatives regarding environmental concerns, while advocating for the funding of specific projects.
The 50th anniversary of Earth Day, marking the occasion of the birth of the modern environmental movement, is on 22 April. The theme for this year is Restore the Earth. While it seems a daunting task, St. John’s is clearly committed to doing our part.
Originally published in St. John’s Newsletter, April 2021.