I am 13 years old. I love where live and I cannot imagine living in a neighborhood that has gone to waste.
When I visit downtown Chicago, I go through many parts of the city where trash is scattered on the streets. It disgusts me to see how people can live with all the paper cups, newspapers, aluminum cans and other recyclable items that lie crushed on the streets. There is often the foul smell of food that has rotted on the pavement.
I would like to think that people dream of living in a clean and safe neighborhood where their children can go out and play. I have a solution to how everyone can pitch in and clean up the filthy streets of Chicago. It will require dedication from the citizens of these neighborhoods to give up one day a month for this cause.
I think that if churches, schools and families were able to come and work together to clean up the mess, they would make a tremendous improvement. By working together to clean their community, I think that the citizens will gain a sense of pride.
If a community could get together and spend one day a month cleaning the neighborhood, citizens would get to know one another better and have more respect for one another.
I think that if everyone pitched in one day a month, all neighborhoods would be beautiful. After one day of seeing good results, I am almost sure that the communities will want to get together and do it again.
If one person inspires another person, that person will try to inspire another. It will make them feel like they have real power to change.
