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June 19, 1989 <br />The President of the United States <br />Mr. George Bush <br />1600 Penn Ave. N.E. <br />Washington, D.C. <br />Dear President Bush, <br />As six members of a team participating in a high performance seminar of ninety <br />people, we have originated a project. The objective is to create community <br />awareness of and enthusiasm for the cleanliness and protection of our <br />environment, and to establish a nationwide observance of this objective. <br />As a pilot program, one of our members spearheaded a clean -up program in her <br />community of Mendota, MN by presenting the enclosed outline to the local city <br />council. The council was immediately excited about the idea. People <br />contributed time and materials, making this project a success from its <br />inception there. Twenty -five percent of the residents of Mendota participated <br />in this cleanup. <br />The discovery made as we researched environmental awareness is that our whole <br />community - Minneapolis /St. Paul and surrounding suburbs - has a few small <br />cleanup projects scattered throughout this metropolitan area, scheduled at <br />different times. We came to the conclusion that what we need is an annual <br />NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN -UP MONTH in April, which could unify and engage our <br />nation in awareness and ongoing action, for the beauty of our country. Clean -up <br />is easy and fun when everyone does their part. <br />Our request is that you, Mr. President, declare a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL <br />CLEAN -UP MONTH, using the success of this small community in clean -up <br />organization as an example of what can be done. We are sending letters to our <br />mayors and congressmen requesting their support of this project. <br />The need for national participation in keeping the environment clean is <br />paramount. Knowing how powerful a declaration can be, we feel by your creation <br />of a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN -UP MONTH for April, 1990, our whole nation <br />could participate and rally at the same time. Your declaration would reach <br />everyone in the United States, moving media, local governments, schools, and <br />community organizations to action. <br />Respectfully yours, <br />Tom Cain <br />Mara Cain <br />Jo Cravens <br />Nancy Krohn <br />Al Olson <br />Betts Rogers <br />Page 4 <br />