Chad Pregracke by Adrienne Sellars https://padlet.com/asellars3/pdh1kg50xfz0 Cleaning up the rivers! en-us 2018-04-25 18:24:54 UTC 2026-02-28 03:41:33 UTC hello@padlet.com Inquiry Questions asellars3 https://padlet.com/asellars3/pdh1kg50xfz0/wish/255387850 1. How wide and deep is the Mississippi?
2. What kind of trash is in the Mississippi River?
3.Where is the trash taken?
4. How many people does it take to clean it up?
5. Does the community water come from the Mississippi?
6. What other waterways does he clean up?
7. Why are people throwing trash in the river?

]]> 2018-04-25 18:31:05 UTC https://padlet.com/asellars3/pdh1kg50xfz0/wish/255387850 Hero and Name of Foundation asellars3 https://padlet.com/asellars3/pdh1kg50xfz0/wish/255389164 Chad Pregracke
Operation Cleanup]]> 2018-04-25 18:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/asellars3/pdh1kg50xfz0/wish/255389164 Why the Hero Got Started with the Foundation asellars3 https://padlet.com/asellars3/pdh1kg50xfz0/wish/255389926 Chad began cleaning up the river because he was tired of seeing piles of trash in the waterways. He noticed this trash while he was working as a Shell driver. "The Mississippi River provides drinking water over 18 million people in over 50 cities."]]> 2018-04-25 18:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/asellars3/pdh1kg50xfz0/wish/255389926 Positive Effects of the Foundation asellars3 https://padlet.com/asellars3/pdh1kg50xfz0/wish/310969348
  • He has removed 67,000 tires.
  • He has removed 218 washing machines.
  • He has removed 19 tractors.
  • He has removed 12 hot tubs.
  • He has removed 4 pianos.
  • He has removed 1,000 refrigerators.
  • 70,000 volunteers have joined his program to help.
  • Every year, he conducts 70 cleanups. Fifty communities benefit from these cleanups.
  • He teaches high schoolers about the dangers of pollution.
    • ]]>     2018-12-04 16:05:29 UTC https://padlet.com/asellars3/pdh1kg50xfz0/wish/310969348     Quotations asellars3 https://padlet.com/asellars3/pdh1kg50xfz0/wish/310974302 1. "The garbage got into the water one piece at a time, and that's the only way it's going to come out."
    2. "I'm creating a chance for people to go out there and do something positive. Talking is great, but it doesn't do much at all. Action is what I'm all about."]]>     2018-12-04 16:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/asellars3/pdh1kg50xfz0/wish/310974302     Getting Involved asellars3 https://padlet.com/asellars3/pdh1kg50xfz0/wish/310985578 Visit livinglandsandwaters.org
    to help or donate.]]>     2018-12-04 16:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/asellars3/pdh1kg50xfz0/wish/310985578     Citation asellars3 https://padlet.com/asellars3/pdh1kg50xfz0/wish/311432933 Toner, Kathleen, and Erika Clarke. “Taking out the Rivers' Trash, One Piece at a Time.” CNN, Cable News Network, 18 Nov. 2013, www.cnn.com/2013/04/18/us/cnnheroes-pregracke-rivers-garbage/index.html.]]> 2018-12-05 16:08:38 UTC https://padlet.com/asellars3/pdh1kg50xfz0/wish/311432933