Clean Up Give Back - OPRF Chapter

Smashing Pumpkins for Good!

Checkout the latest from Clean Up Give Back - OPRF Chapter's teens. And, a giant thanks to OPRF's Civics program and OPRF's AP Enviro teachers for always supporting us as we strive to build community through environmental sustainability!

Smashing Pumpkins for Good Halloween’s over, college applications are in, and fall foliage is at its peak. What better time to hold a pumpkin smash! Last Saturday, our chapter of Clean Up Give Back set up a table at the local community pumpkin smash (sponsored by Roosevelt Middle School's Green 4 Good volunteers and SCARCE)...

Alena (OPRF Civics Student) organized a cleanup in Thatcher Woods last weekend! She and her friends removed several bags of litter from the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, sorted out the recyclables, and enjoyed a beautiful fall day while doing something good for the community! Yay, Alena!

Willa, our inspiring teen board member, has reached a huge milestone - she's the force behind over 𝟯𝟮𝟬 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 of trash being removed from the environment! Check-out her story below.

Keep walking, Willa! We're proud of you :)

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What is "Walks with Willa"? I’m Willa, and I started an Instagram account called “” to track how much trash I pick up in my community! In 2021, I started going on walks with friends and family to pick up litter. At the time, I was working independently of an organization and was looking for a way to help...

Josh O. explains how we build community through environmental stewardship!

Barrie Fest: Where There's Food, There's Waste Our chapter of Clean Up - Give Back (CUGB) partnered with the Southeast Oak Park Community Organization and Takeout 25 to manage sustainability at the 20th annual BarrieFest! As soon as we were set up, we had three BarrieFest organizers, separately, come up to us and thank us greatly for being there...