IRL good deeds 2019

From "I live by Yosemite National Park. Here’s what’s been happening since the shutdown."
By Tracy Barbutes:

"Sandy Hernandez (left) and Addis Oda collect trash in the Swinging Bridge picnic area. Oda works for the Yosemite Conservancy, and during the partial government shutdown, he is volunteering his time to collect trash throughout Yosemite Valley. Hernandez works for the park and has been furloughed."

https://www.vox.com/first-person/2019/1/16/18179038/government-shutdown-national-park-yosemite

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"Kati Simek volunteered to clean up trash during her first visit to Yosemite. She said she hopes to return some day because 'it’s epic.'"

"Kati Simek, age 35, traveled all the way to Yosemite from Seattle after reading about the destruction happening in the parks since the shutdown. She’s been picking up litter for two days — including beer bottles and soiled diapers within feet from trashcans as well as 'cigarettes butts, lots of cigarette butts. It’s very disheartening,' she said. 'The national park system is one of the greatest gifts our government ever gave us.' This is her first trip to Yosemite."

https://www.vox.com/first-person/2019/1/16/18179038/government-shutdown-national-park-yosemite