Heather Wharton

I have learned that the bodies of water in the Springfield area are not well-kept.  Even Norfork lake in Arkansas has issues with trash build-up.  This is tied to the mission of our community project because Project Aware's mission is to educate people on the importance of clean water.  This issue affects me personally because eighty-eight percent of the pollution in the ocean comes from run-off sources.  In order to improve society's awareness, we have educated elementary aged students and participated in lake clean ups in the Springfield area.