Oh, nice. You’ve been at it for a while now. I’d love to have some of the insights you have. Though, I guess they don’t help you grow the group much if you’re o

Oh, nice. You’ve been at it for a while now. I’d love to have some of the insights you have. Though, I guess they don’t help you grow the group much if you’re only 18. Yet, I have no idea how we’d get to 18. The most successful group around here has about that many volunteers (I’m one of them), but they’re focused on a huge range of land trusts outside of the city. Given the city is small, it still seems insane that so few people want to contribute. My kids have no interest. Friends have no interest. But it’s literally the only way things get better… For example. A creek nearby smells awful and is full of drug paraphernalia and garbage. The city has expressed with clarity that they aren’t touching it. The only solution is people like you and I taking a Saturday to clean it. Yet we’re not actually allowed to unless the city approves it (more specifically the Parks branch), which requires meeting their criteria such as number of people involved, short enough time frames, available expertise, etc. Sometimes I think I might just go guerilla and pull a bunch of crap out on my own, take it to the dump on my own, whatever. Okay, I got that out of my system. If you have any advice on making groups like this more effective, I’m all ears. Bringing coffee and muffins to the work events certainly helps.