Her garden is not only environmentally friendly, but stems from a good cause as well. Junior Dhara Patel first planted a garden with her church to supply food for those in need and has decided to extend the idea to the school. “It started at my Sunday school five or six months ago,” Patel said. [...]
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An oily sheen appears to coat its surface. A purple glove haunts its corners. Aluminum cans cluster underneath the bridge. Styrofoam containers and plastic bags float until they gradually sink in the murky green water. Some days, Plano’s pond looks better than this, but that’s only because the current has pushed all the trash to [...]
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Although Plano is 9720 miles from Sumatra, an island in Indonesia, the Environmental Club is partnering with the Sumatran Orangutan Society and PanEco to preserve the habitat of Sumatran Orangutans. Both organizations are involved primarily in the conservation of Sumatran Orangutans, putting all funds donated toward re-foresting the natural habitats and creating programs to [...]
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