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Old 03-19-2007, 03:22 AM
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Default Woman Buys Pool By Collecting Cans For 30 Years

Who says one person can't make a difference?

Good News Network - Senior Collects Cans for 30 Years to Build Community Pool
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Old 03-19-2007, 08:29 PM
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wow that amazing, and believe it or not, I clean parking lots for my main income right now, and the amount of plastic bottles that I throw away is amazing. If I could I could get over 50 plastics bottles a week, but its too much of a hassle because of time restraints.
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That is very inspiring! I guess it goes to show what you can do if you put your mind to it!
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Old 03-20-2007, 04:16 AM
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Inspiring - CAN Do Attitude!! And her ability to aspire to do something for so many years and maintain focus is really terrific. Yeah Maisie!!
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Isn't that fantastic! On that same site, there is a link of ways to "help" through various kinds of recycling. An interesting one was donating old sneakers whose rubber parts will be ground up to make cushiony rubber mats to be donated to kid's gyms.

Good News Network - Help Others and Recycle at the Same Time
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Old 03-21-2007, 11:10 AM
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That is wonderful. 30 years is quite a committment. Just goes to show that pennies add to dollars that add to enough dollars to buy something big.
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