'BMORE' Litter Letters in Baltimore, Maryland!

The Waterfront Partnership’s Healthy Harbor initiative partnered with the Southeast CDC and YouthWorks to create a visual message about the dangers of littering and the importance of keeping Baltimore’s waterways clean. For five weeks this summer, students collected garbage around Southeast Baltimore while learning about how it affects the city and its waterways. They were taken on boat rides through the Inner Harbor to get a first hand encounter about where the trash ends up and what the pollution does to the environment.

While working on the trash collection and beautification in Southeast Baltimore, the students chose a word that was meaningful on a personal level that would also deliver the message of taking pride in the neighborhood and its health. The five-letter word ‘BMORE’—each letter is 5-feet tall, 4-feet wide—made of steel and chicken wire, took nearly four days to complete and is currently on display at the Conkling Street Garden in Highlandtown
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Text Credit http://www.baltimoremagazine.com/2017/7/27/youthworks-in-baltimore-join-in-on-the-litter-letter-project

All photos from Malia Powell, Waterfront Partnership Healthy Harbor Initiative