G3 Conservation Corps invites volunteers to village cleanups
G3 Conservation Corps invites volunteers to village cleanups
G3 Conservation Corps invites volunteers to village cleanups
4/1/2022
Members of the second cohort of the Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps join volunteers
and Yigo Mayor Anthony Sanchez at an island beautification cleanup in Yigo on March
18.
Members of the second cohort of the Guam Green Growth (G3) Conservation Corps and community volunteers picked up and filled more than 135 bags of trash following
three village cleanups last month. The community is invited to join the group’s next
cleanup efforts in Barrigada on April 15 and in Mongmong-Toto-Maite on April 22.
The G3 Conservation Corps is a workforce development program facilitated by the University
of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and in partnership with the Office of the
Governor and the 36th Guam Legislature. It aims to prepare the community for the emerging
green economy.
G3’s second cohort held its first beautification activity, a roadside cleanup along
Marine Corps Drive in Yigo, on March 18. The corps members also sorted recyclables
— which included six bags of aluminum cans — with the Yigo Mayor’s Office for its
Guam Green Growth Waste and Recycling Bin Initiative.
Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps members pick up trash along Route 1 during their
Yigo cleanup on March 18. The corps and volunteers filled 24 bags of trash.
“At each village where the Conservation Corps conducts the island beautification event,
not only will we pick up trash at the village, but we will also be assisting with
sorting recyclables and painting the G3 bins,” said UOG Center for Island Sustainability
Coordinator Phil Cruz. “There will be preliminary training on site [for all volunteers]
and another more comprehensive training for the Conservation Corps.”
Yigo resident and G3 member Tre Starr said while he was disappointed to see the amount
of trash at the site, he was excited to help with the cleanup.
“Working [with G3] gives me the opportunity to be able to get into the things that
I want to do and be able to provide for myself and learn,” Starr said. “ With the knowledge that I gain from here, I am looking forward to applying it to my
life so I can put myself in a better position to do the things that I want with farming
and agriculture.”
G3 Conservation Corps members pick up trash along Marine Drive Corps in Yigo. The
community is invited to join the group’s next cleanup efforts in Barrigada on April
15 and in Mongmong-Toto-Maite on April 22.
Yigo Mayor Anthony Sanchez commended the beautification program for raising awareness
and spurring the community to act on issues such as illegal dumping.
“It is a good program for getting people involved in what’s going on around the island.
It does not only affect one village — it affects the whole island,” he said.
Village Cleanup Schedule:
Barrigada
8 a.m. on Friday, April 15
Meetup location to be announced
Mongmong-Toto-Maite
8 a.m. on Friday, April 22
Meetup location to be announced
Mangilao
8 a.m. on Friday, April 29
Meetup location to be announced
Sinajana
8 a.m. on Friday, May 6
Meetup location to be announced
For updates and cleanup location announcements, follow Guam Green Growth on Facebook. For more information about G3, visit www.guamgreengrowth.org.
About G3
Guam Green Growth, or G3, is the island’s most comprehensive public-private partnership
created to achieve a sustainable future. Aligned with the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development
Goals, G3 cultivates an ecosystem for transformative action to achieve a sustainable,
prosperous, and equitable future for the island. G3 is facilitated by the University
of Guam in cooperation with the Office of the Governor of Guam and the 99 members
of the G3 Working Group representing all sectors of our society.
