Deej submits yesterday early afternoon-
This is Gloucester Ave. across the street from the bowling alley up to Maplewood. I’ve been yellow bagging it today and can’t put a dent in how bad it is. I could stand still, not
move my feet and with my grabber, fill a yellow bag to the brim, move two
feet and do it again.
and an update from Deej last night-
I went back out tonight to another street one block over. Again, unbelievable, adjacent to a building on Grove Street . I’m plowing away and a little 8 year old named Jake comes out with his grabber. He wants to help me. My yellow bag is full and I was just about to go home but I couldn’t resist. He ran in his house and got his own bag to share with me. He asked me why people put trash on the ground and I had no good answer for him. We chatted away about school and homework and reading books. I told him thanks little pal and he asked if we could meet tomorrow. I was so overwhelmed. We parted but I got back into it a little further up the block and got over this broken fence. Jake must have seen me and I see him coming back up the street with a huge wheel barrel. We found so much more stuff, even a new hockey stick he asked if he could have. What a great boy. His parents should be proud. I will write him a thank you note and get him a Friendly’s gift card, not because I think he should be rewarded but just because he is an awesome kid. Nice end to a dirty day!
Good Morning Gloucester 
Thanks for all that you and your little buddy do. All need to follow your example.
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What a nice story. Sounds like this little guy is off to a great start in caring and compassion for his nieghborhood and community. I live down the other end of Maplewood Ave. at the corner of Derby St. and had to pick up last nights wind blown trash that people put out the night before. Thanks for sharing your experience with your new friend.
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Thanks Donna and all you do and are up against. Come on neighbors everyone help out, more hands make less work,oh and giving fines out for littering will make a difference too. If you see litter pick it up and if you see someone littering call them on it, and if you pick up your dog poop and put it in a bag put it in a barrel the plastic bag never truly biodegrades they are photodegradable…..
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