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The Young Activist CLub invites YOU to our Compost Circle!!
Come hear about our new community-based compost project in Takoma Park!

The fate of composting in Takoma Park lies in our hands.

Who: YOU!! and The Young Activist Club students

What: A gathering to bring together the awesome citizens of Takoma Park together to talk about our pilot compost project!! Snacks provided!

Where: Historic Takoma, 7328 Carroll Ave., Takoma Park

When: 4:30 to 6:00 pm, Sunday, October 25th, 2015

Why: Because Compost Rocks!! and we need a group of adults to partner with the students of YAC to make this happen!

For more info: pbesyac@gmail.com

We hope to see you there!! #iamawesome

Please join us in celebrating our recent victories!

• No more styrofoam lunch trays in Montgomery County schools!
• Passage of the Young Activist Act of 2014, which restricts use of polystyrene at restaurants and other foodservice places in the City of Takoma Park!
• Passage of the Montgomery County ban on foam polystyrene at foodservice places!

We will be announcing our new campaign – composting! – and unveiling the Young Activist Club litter clean-up Adopt-A-Spot sign in front of the Takoma Park Community Center.

Article is here:

New studies by the University of Pittsburg suggest that styrene (the main ingredient in polystyrene!) could be linked to autism. All the more reason to get rid of it altogether.

On April 21, Earth Day, members of the Young Activist Club were the Starting 9 for the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park!  The announcer introduced us as the Young Activist Club from Takoma Park, Maryland, working to get rid of styrofoam at our school and in our community. We ran out to each player’s position, waved to the crowd, shook hands with the player, and then ran off the field.  For more photos, visit our facebook page.

April 21, 2013 – We tabled at the Takoma Park Earth Festival.  We gathered dozens of signatures and gave out many of our bookmarks.  Thanks to all who visited our booth and voiced support for our work!  Here we are with MD Del. Heather Mizeur.