Great Nova Scotia Pick-Me-Up
D-28 Esplanade Steet B2N2K3 Truro, NS, Canada

Are you bored in the house? Well we have you covered with coloring pages, litter bingo, word searches and mazes that will keep you entertained for hours! You can find these on our website at nspickmeup.ca/litter-activities/ Are you a teacher or an educator? Let us know; we will be happy to send you printed copies of the activities for your students to enjoy. Just Contact Us and let us know how many copies you would like of each sheet and where to mail them; we will do the rest!

Wondering how you can be a little more sustainable this spring? We got you covered! What other tips and tricks do you do in the spring time? #EveryLitterBitHelps #LitterCleanup #SustainableSpringTips #NSNonForProfit #LessWasteLessLitter

Does this surprise you?? I know it shocked us

Did you participate in a clean-up before we paused our program? Don't forget to submit your data from your clean-up! Sending in your completed litter permit or your data card lets us better our program and track the kinds of litter and locations of litter throughout our province. We also enter you into our data card contest, where you have the chance to win 1 of 3 sustainability prize packs worth over $100!

We are just as disappointed as you are, but we want our amazing community of volunteers to stay safe! Feel free to email [email protected] or DM us if you have any questions or concerns. In the meantime, don't forget to check out our website, you can nominate a friend for our volunteer of month, send us in your data card from a previous clean-up, enter our litter sweep contest and check out our new coloring pages and word searches!

After your clean-up don't forget to send us photos of your clean-up! We love to see before and after pics and piles of the waste that was collected. Any photos of weird or interesting finds also gets entered into our #LitterSweepContest where volunteers have the chance to win cash prizes! #EveryLitterBitHelps

The Nova Scotia Adopt-A-Highway Program Association (AAH) is pleased to offer a $500.00 bursary to a Grade 12 student entering their first year of post-secondary education. All applicants will be judged based on the following criteria: Community involvement Academic standing... Original essay described below Preference given to those entering an environment related field of study Applicants must include the following items as part of their application package: Completed application form Most recent academic transcript College or university confirmation of enrollment Letter of reference Original essay, 350-500 words in length, on the following topic: What is your biggest concern regarding the environment and why? Additional items that are not listed above will be discarded before evaluation: The winner of the bursary will be chosen by committee members of the AAH. The winner of the bursary will be notified prior to graduation day in June of 2020. All applicants must be permanent residents of Nova Scotia. Materials will not be returned, please retain a copy of the application for your records. Complete applications must be received at the AAH office by 5 pm on April 30th, 2021. For more information on how to enter visit: https://www.nspickmeup.ca/2019-2020-bursary/

Congratulations to our Volunteer of the Month for November: Francis Ferdinand! Francis has a 6.2 km adopted route that he cleans by himself. We are so lucky to have him part of our team and making a difference in his community! Thanks Francis!

Not sure what to get that tricky person on your shopping list? Try one of these gift ideas that have little to no waste associated with them! Comment below if you have any other suggestions, we would love to hear your ideas! #LessWasteLessLitter #EveryLitterBitHelps

Enter our litter sweep contest by heading to our website at: http://ow.ly/B67f50CbwYd To enter your have three options: 1) On our website! 2) Forward a picture and a brief description of the item(s) to our office via email at [email protected].... 3) Upload the picture and description to your social media account, tag us, and use the hashtags #LitterSweepContest & #GladToCleanUp We look forward to receiving your 2020 contest submissions!

Our annual Volunteer Appreciation Event has moved online due to COVID-19! On November 28th we will be talking about all things litter, our 2020 numbers and awarding prizes to some of our volunteer groups! Even if your not part of program yet feel free to come join in on the fun You can join the webinar here: https://teams.microsoft.com//19%3ameeting_MDM1ZGJlMzgtN/0

We love a successful clean-up! Great job guys!

The Litter Sweep Contest is our annual contest that awards volunteer groups with an opportunity to win cash prizes! Groups submit pictures of the most unusual piece of litter found during their litter cleanup to our office. The first place winners will receive $400.00, second place $200.00, and third place $100.00. The winner’s pictures may also be featured on our website, social media, and our newsletter LITTERature. Please submit your photos by November 30th, 2020. To enter... your have three options: 1) On our website! 2) Forward a picture and a brief description of the item(s) to our office via email at [email protected]. 3) Upload the picture and description to your social media account, tag us, and use the hashtags #LitterSweepContest & #GladToCleanUp We look forward to receiving your 2020 contest submissions

Every year we hold an event in celebration of our volunteers. This event is open to both current and prospective volunteers. We provide updates on our work, network with like-minded programs, and listen to interesting waste and litter related presentations. We also have awards selected for certain volunteers and present our committee members with their long service awards. Our next event will be held online through Microsoft Teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 28t...h at 1 pm, click the below link to join our event: https://teams.microsoft.com//19%3ameeting_MDM1ZGJlMzgtN/0 We hope to see you all on the 28th!

Registration for the Great NS Pick-Me-Up 2020 season is officially closed! We want to thank all of our lovely volunteers who took part in making our program such a success this year, even with a late COVID start! Looking forward to seeing you all in the spring! #CleanCanadaTogether

Today is the last day to get your registrations in for a NS Pick-Me-Up clean up! You can find more information as well as how to register at the following link; http://ow.ly/WpbD50CbLAo

Not only does it take 700 gallons of water to make one cotton shirt but it can take upwards of 80 years for clothing in a landfill to only start to break down! Buying secondhand can also reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Before you head out to go thrift shopping try going through your closest - you may be surprised about what you forgot you owned. You may also declutter what you don't like or does not fit you anymore. Someone else's trash is another persons treasure! Tag your favorite stores to go thrift shopping in below! #LessWasteLessLitter

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