Number of Participants: 1
Hours Donated: 25
Value of Time Served: $211
Event Type: Environment
Sport: Girls Basketball
School: Wellington C Mepham High School
Date: March 13, 2024
Location:
Wellington C. Mepham High School
Camp Avenue, Bellmore
NY
About:
Wellington C. Mepham High School senior Ashley Felsberg led a lofty mission to collect used, discarded balloons.
As part of her community service efforts through the Science National Honor Society, Felsberg connected with local florists and party planning businesses to provide an option for safe balloon disposal. She also worked with school officials to get the word out to the community that there was a disposal site on campus. She collected nearly a dozen bags of balloons.
“The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District has been empowering environmental stewardship with our students and community,” said Cynthia Seibold, the founder and executive director of Balloon Mission Inc. “With your support, Mepham has been leading the way in raising awareness about the unintended harm balloons have when they’re released into the sky.”
Balloon Mission’s goal is to raise awareness on the consumption and the litter that is made and give people an opportunity to clean up the world for future generations. To that end, they’ve created an environmental advocacy organization to craft solutions and effect positive change.
“There are many people who love balloons, and our goal is to support and promote responsible balloon behavior,” states their mission. “When the fun is done, we collect balloons after people are finished using them. We make sure they don’t become plastic litter and find good end-of-use solutions for them.”
Photo caption: Mepham High School senior, Ashley Felsberg, and Principal Anthony DeMartinis with the collection completed by Ashley for Balloon Mission.
Photos courtesy the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District
