The State of Texas's Department of Transporation wanted to stir the public's awareness of its trash problem, as such, it created the slogan, "Don't Mess with Texas." If you have ever passed through the State of Texas, then you know that you can get anything and everything with that slogan pasted on it.
Well, on our last full day in Jeremie, we decided to join the team that had been out in the streets picking up trash. On the first day that the team picked up trash, they had a crowd of many hundreds following them around. Jeremie, you see, has very few trash cans, so everyone throws their trash all over the place. So when the trash team started picking it up, it was instantly noticeable. On the day that we went, we had people expressing gratitude for what we had done for their city. One vendor in the park even had a bag of trash waiting for me when we came through the park to pick up the trash again. Can you change a mindset in a week? I don't know, but it was obvious that such a small thing as picking up trash can have a positive impact upon an entire city. So "Don't Mess with Jeremie!"
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