Serve America Challenge: Day 1 Recap!

Led by Chad Stokes of State Radio and Adam Gardner of Guster, volunteers with Calling All Crows, the Blue Ocean Society, Reverb, and AmeriCorps members with City Year New Hampshire kicked off the 10-day Serve America Challenge with a cleanup of Hampton Beach. It was also the first of Calling All Crows' monthly "adopt-a-beach" cleanups of Hampton Beach in partnership with the Blue Ocean Society, who tell us that 197 pounds of trash were removed yesterday. Wow!

Thanks to everyone who came out to join us in service!

Included in that 197 pound of trash were:
3 Gloves
1 Net
1 Trap
2 Pieces of Fishing Line
10 Pieces of Rope >1m
1 Condom (lucky person who found that!)
50 Beverage cans
10 Glass bottles
5 Balloons
56 Straws
4 Tampon Applicators
51 Piles of Dog Waste
81 Plastic bags
52 Plastic bottles
81 Bottle Caps
905 Cigarette Butts!
12 Styrofoam Cups
9 Strapping Bands

Check out photos from the cleanup... and feel free to add any that you took, too! Remember that anyone anyone who submits a photo, write a blog post, or uploads video of their service experiences during the Serve America Challenge (April 16-26) will receive an exclusive live music download and be entered to win a limited edition State Radio merch prize pack!

Join Calling All Crows' Hampton Beach Cleanup Crew to keep up-to-date with future cleanup events!