Community Service: Recycling

By Jonah



The Boys in Action community service group I belong to went to a recycling plant after school last week.

There were many things I learned that I would like to share. First of all, the trash that comes into the recycling facility is separated by people, not machines. Also, other companies come to purchase some of the items and make them into new things such as pencils, new paper items, cans, and bottles.

I feel great to know that so many people are helping the community because it helps the world stay clean and not have everything go to waste. If that happens, there will not be enough resources to live.

A few things that can be recycled: plastic containers, bottles and cans, catalogs/magazines, clean cardboard, and newspaper. No oily pizza boxes ornapkins and plates with food.

This picture shows a bunch of items waiting to be recycled.

This tree is made of fully recycled objects!

What kinds of steps are you taking to recycle?

Let us know in the comments!

What is Community Service?

By Jonah

Community service is doing something to help your city. I’m part of a group called “Boys in Action” that does community service and nice things for our citizens. In the past, my group has picked up trash and fed the homeless.



On Tuesday, February 10, 2009, we visited to the senior citizens' home and entertained the people there.






















My brother played a song called Rhapsody Piano, and I played a song called Spanish Nocturne on the piano. Another boy, named Ben, played the guitar.


We also told jokes, trivia, and sang songs. Making the seniors happy gave me a great feeling inside and everyone enjoyed it.

I think it is important to tell about this because it might inspire other people to do nice things.