4/3/08 WEACT
I did some research on WEACT and sent out a follow-up email to them, to which I have not yet gotten a response. The follow-up email included questions like: “Would it be possible if we participated in setting up for the Earth Day event or volunteered to work in the event? Or, for working experiences, would we be able to clean-up around a park or spread awareness even further with fliers and/or emails?” I was trying to get some information about specifically what we would be volunteering for during our last three weeks of the project. Currently WEACT is having a Earth Day celebration on April 19th on 125th St. in Harlem. WEACT suggested that my group participate in the event (Flier link below). Over this weekend my group–Emma, Aliza and Cameron–are going to an organization in Brooklyn called Replayground located at 476 Union Ave. in Brooklyn. The organization Replayground is a recycled art organization–they make everyday items out of recycled materials–and so we are going over to work there starting at 2:00 on Saturday. To me, the time that we have to get to the organization is fairly late; I would’ve expected an earlier time, like 12:00 or even 10:00. Looking at the map that my group is using to get to Union Avenue, it seems that the location of Replayground isn’t very far, but, according to my mom, it is a long trip by train from the school. I am very excited to work with Replayground because since Replayground works with recycled art, I’m looking forward to maybe building something with recycled materials later on.
WEACT’s Earth Day Celebration Flier:
Maya PH