CLEANING UP AMERICA’S CITIES, ONE TRASH BAG AT A TIME
What would you do if you got a month off from work? Would you treat yourself to a nice vacation? Spend time getting those home renovations done? What about traveling around the country, picking up trash throughout different cities? That last option might not be your first thought, but it was Stefani Shamrowicz’s. The 24-year-old Colorado woman had time off from her job at a campus recreation center, so as a “huge thank you for all the joy and good times” that Shamrowicz said that she’s had at the 23 national parks she’s visited, she made the rest of the country look a little bit more like the untouched natural beauty she saw there. For 23 days, Shamrowicz drove 70 hours through 12 states picking up trash. She documented her journey through her Instagram page and let her followers donate $10 per bag to do part of her cleanup in their name. She used the money to pay for her gas and lodging as she traveled. She collected 126 bags of trash.
Among the most common trash that Shamrowicz found were drinking bottles and face masks, but she also found lawn ornaments and even a tire with a pair of old cowboy boots in it. Sometimes, she would get discouraged by the sheer amount of litter in an area, having filled four trash bags and barely making a dent. But she never intended to shame people for littering. Instead, she wanted to show people watching her journey at home, or any passersby, that if she could clean up America’s cities and roadways, so could they. Throughout her trip, people would send Shamrowicz supportive messages and even photos of their own trash bags they had filled up while cleaning public areas in their cities. Once, when she was cleaning up a beach in Florida, two women nonchalantly helped her. Shamrowicz is proud of the work she did, no matter how little it might seem. “I’m just happy to make a little impact everywhere I go,” she said.
HOW ONE WOMAN SPENT HER TIME OFF FROM WORK
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EASY FOIL-GRILLED SAUSAGE AND VEGETABLES
Inspired by NutmegNanny.com
INGREDIENTS •
4 sausage links of your choice
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3 tbsp olive oil
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1 lb green beans
2 cloves garlic, grated
1 red bell pepper, diced 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
1 tbsp thyme 1 tsp oregano
1 tsp basil 1 tsp salt
1 red onion, diced 1 zucchini, diced
1 yellow summer squash, diced
1 tsp crushed red pepper (optional)
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat your grill to medium heat or your oven to 425 F. 2. In a large bowl, add all of the ingredients and mix well. Divide into four equal portions. 3. Prepare four 16-inch pieces of foil and place a portion in the middle of each section. Wrap each foil piece tightly and avoid holes. 4. Grill each foil packet for 20 minutes, flipping halfway through. You can also bake each packet for 20 minutes at 425 F.
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