St. Croix Valley Restorative Justice Program “ the butt-picking story” October 28, 2008

Mainstreet Buttpickers Cleaning up River Falls Mainstreet, a group of volunteers helping our store front businesses. Kris Miner, SCVRJP and Mayor “DR” on patrol

Cleaning up River Falls Mainstreet, a group of volunteers helping our store front businesses.

Kris Miner, SCVRJP and Mayor “DR” on patrol

The UWRF Student Intern Comment on Buttpicking “They should do that on Campus” Great Idea !

The UWRF Student Intern Comment on Buttpicking “They should do that on Campus”

Volunteers are recruited! UWRF-SCVRJP Volunteer Café’ Word of Mouth, Facebook SACJ Club

UWRF-SCVRJP Volunteer Café’

Word of Mouth, Facebook

SACJ Club

The Plan Borrow “mainstreeet butt picking gear” Get bags, gloves, hand sanitizer Divide campus into sections Assign teams Butt pick – up 5 – 6pm Treats at First National Bank

Borrow “mainstreeet butt picking gear”

Get bags, gloves, hand sanitizer

Divide campus into sections

Assign teams

Butt pick – up 5 – 6pm

Treats at First National Bank

Thank You! Kiwanis for loaning us vests! Mainstreet Buttpickers for loaning us brooms, vests & pans Event promoters and supporters Volunteers

Kiwanis for loaning us vests!

Mainstreet Buttpickers for loaning us brooms, vests & pans

Event promoters and supporters

Volunteers

Before

After

Happy to have Cider at the Bank!

Warming up and speaking to a ‘Student Voice’ reporter.

The “Harvest”

Mainstreet Buttpickers receive a “Tidy” Award from America in Bloom.

Thank you Volunteers!

Thank You First National Bank!

Counting the gathered Butts . . .

Counting the gathered

Butts . . .

15 Volunteers 1 hour on Campus

5,525 Cigarette Butts 276 Packs of Cigarettes $1,381.25

5,525 Cigarette Butts

276 Packs of Cigarettes

$1,381.25

The Cigarettes gathered here . . . Using an estimate of 8 minutes off of your life, for each one smoked. The amount gathered, in one hour by 15 people . . .

The Cigarettes gathered here . . .

Using an estimate of 8 minutes off of your life, for each one smoked.

The amount gathered,

in one hour by 15 people . . .

This represents 30 years of lost life

This represents 30 years of lost life