New York Mills, MN

– Submitted by Emily Blomberg, Adam Creek & Asante Creek.

12 NYM Youth Council members worked a combined 770 minutes on Fridays in June and July picking up trash in our community.

“Our city is pretty clean but the amount of cigarette butts was disturbing. We also found an overdue library book – which we returned, four shoes, and a lighter,” Emily Blomberg.

We did our litter pickup on 3 days instead of four for 40-45 minutes a day because we were rained out two of the four Fridays in June. We raised $220 dollars for the Youth Council Fund. We will use these and other funds that we raise for youth activities in NYM. 

We want to thank the following individuals and businesses for providing their support for our Pick Up for Pledges campaign: Al and Jana Berube, Ed Buerkle, Victoria Creek, Jean Lillis, Farmers & Merchants State Bank, Cenex Co-Op, Dean’s Country Market, New York Mills Horizons Volunteer & Leadership Squad and Otter Tail-Wadena Community Action Council. 

Thank you for your support!  The New York Mills Youth Council

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