First Step Team Report�Summer 2021�

By First Step Team

08/07/2021

What We Have Accomplished

Picking up Trash - 7 events

Fundraising - 2 events

Team Building - 3 events

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Individual volunteer work

Picking up trash - coordinated by Karen and Estelle

1. Willis Park (6/12/21)
2. New Boyd Road, Suwanee and Skidaway Island (6/24/21)
3. Shakerag Park, Johns Creek (7/9/21)
4. Johns Creek City Park
5. 11555 Johns Creek Pkwy, Johns Creek (Johns Creek City Park?) and Cumberland Island (7/11/21)
6. Tybee Island (7/17/21)
7. New Boyd Road, Suwanee and Cave Road, Atlanta (8/2/21)

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Johns Creek New Boyd Road

This was our first trash picking activity. A lot of students showed up. We met at the Weston clubhouse, and then we went outside of the neighborhood to find a lot of trash hidden behind the giant rocks.

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Shakerag Park

Our 2nd activity was at Shakerag Park. We found a trail and started walking. There wasn’t was much trash as Peachtree Parkway, but we still got a break from screens and had a nice walk.

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Johns Creek City Park

Our 3rd activity was at Johns Creek City Park. This park is near the Lifetime Fitness in Johns Creek. We learned that even with two students, we still can have perseverance and keep picking up trash. We also practiced socializing skills.

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Johns Creek Technology Circle

Our last activity of the summer ended up in Johns Creek again. We always find tons of trash in this area, especially on the weekends. We contributed to cleaning the environment, and we had a fun time talking.

Fundraising - coordinated by Estelle and Sophie

1. Bake Sale
2. Salvation Army

1st- Bake Sale

• Double gate community swimming pool
• Sold baked goods and lemonade for 2+ hours
• 9 people participated
• Raised total: $52.96

2nd- Riverfront Street Music (Savannah)

• Riverfront Street, Savannah
• Played musical instruments and sang songs for 1 hour
• 4 members participated
• Raised total: $32.50

Team Building - coordinated by Zarina

Event 1: Hangout at mall

Event 2: Rafting

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Team Building - coordinated by Zarina

Event 3: 4th of July Celebration

Event 4: Kayaking on Lake Lanier and the Chattahoochee River

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Expenses Report - by Angela (Treasurer)

Warning: DO NOT complain if the chart is too small or too unorganized because i spend a whole hour on this. A whole freaking hour gone working on this dysfunctional chart while you might have been watching videos, playing games or reading a book. YOu spent that time by doing pleasurable things. I DID NOT. So, DO NOT insult this chart.

Individual Volunteer Work

If you did individual volunteer work over the summer, please write an article about your experiences (English or Chinese is okay). We will put together and publish them.

Individual Volunteer Work

Angela Zhou World Changer in Kentucky 40 hrs (total 62 hrs)

Animal care in Autrey Mill Preserve 22 hrs

Karen Yan True Love Summer Camp 28 hrs (total 50.5 hrs)

Cross Pointe Church food bank 22.5 hrs

Annie Lin Oatland Island summer camp junior counselor 35 hrs

Yuchen Wang True Love Summer Camp 33 hrs

Hanming Sun Organized debate tournament on Tabroom 30 hrs

Sophie Zhou Animal care in Autrey Mill Preserve 22 hrs

Jeremy Wu True Love Summer Camp 6 hrs

Plans for this fall

• Please make a slide with your name, grade, school, and a photo of yourself for our website (some have already done this and they are on the website www.firststepteam.org)

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• Labor Day (9/6): We are going to organize a team building activity, hopefully most people are able to join.

Any ideas? (Pool party, zipline, rafting, boating, etc.)

Plans for this fall

We are thinking about starting a campaign asking people to stop littering. We cannot just keep picking up trash because we need to address the problem where it begins. If you have ideas for the campaign, please let us know. Thank you!