My name is Megan Fieser, and I am an Assistant Professor in the Chemistry Department at USC. For nearly 8 years, my group and I have hosted beach cleanups in the Southern California area, where we have collected over 266,485 items across 20+ cleanups! This spring, we are planning to do something different. 

Maybe you are frustrated by a dirty parking lot at Costco or the grocery store? Maybe you think you would love to go to a park more if it was a bit cleaner? Maybe you wish your bus stop had less trash lying around? Maybe you have noticed a spot on campus that could use a little TLC? Or maybe you want to go to a specific beach?

To volunteer, fill out the Google Form (https://forms.gle/41swp9F3fgq44oCW8). Based on your responses, we will help organize clusters of volunteers to go to certain locations together. We will offer supplies to be picked up on campus. We will ask for a "before" and "after" shot of your location, as well as a photo of you with your collected items.

We will highlight two winners (groups or individuals) of the event within three categories: TOMMY (Team undergrads), TRAVELER (Team grad students) and FIGHT ON (Team faculty, staff and postdocs). Winners will earn fame and glory on campus, and maybe a prize!

1) The best visual before and after cleanup

2) The most items cleaned up

We hope you will join us! We will send more details to those who volunteer through the Google Form. Please feel free to share with anyone you think might be interested!