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We held six free Kids Club/Outreach events, providing local children an opportunity to experience nature, learn about the environment and discover small ways in which they can help Planet Earth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6022fd525fcf383bbc4039b4/1613765498431-IO6HNCFX0LNLC0CLZMMJ/20200307_150904.jpg Past Projects - IC No Plastic Bags Project In 2020 The Lena Project, in collaboration with Millennials for Climate Action and The 100 Grannies planned a re-usable bag distribution project. We handed out 100s of re-usable shopping bags to HyVee customers, reducing the use of single-use plastic bags. Many of the re-useable shopping bags were created by The 100 Grannies using leftover upholstery fabric destined for the landfill. Other bags were donated by various local groups. Plans were made to continue this project throughout the spring and summer at several local grocery stores. 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We held our second CCC was help in April 2022 to discuss Intersectional Environmentalism and how to bring environmental justice to our community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6022fd525fcf383bbc4039b4/1613765445845-TOJL1KI7NSEN5ZQ7U5W9/thumbnail_thumbnail_20180620_095203+%282%29.jpg Past Projects - The Strawless Initiative In 2018 a group of preschool children at Preucil Preschool set out to help the ocean and her creatures. They learned that sea animals were digesting plastic straws and getting sick, so they aimed to reduce plastic straw use in Iowa City (having also learned that all drains and rivers lead to the ocean). They convinced 10 local restaurants to change their practices of handing out plastic straws (but to have them available if requested). Soon after, many others followed their lead. The children talked to people at the Iowa City farmers market and to local news media, asking people to consider re-usable straws when possible. 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