Mr Cleanup Leads Mississippi River Cleanups Mission
Chad Pregracke, founder of the Mississippi River Beautification & Restoration Project, stars in a hands on cleanup effort along the Upper Mississippi. The 26 year old runs a $307000 organization with six staffers two boats and 25 sponsors cleaning hundreds of tons of discarded debris from the riverbank and waterway. This summer marks his fifth season directing the effort amid growing celebrity exposure.
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Mississippi River Cleanup Hero Pregracke Drives River Rescue
An Iowa man leads a relentless effort along the upper Mississippi to remove thousands of items from its banks and waters. Through 16 cleanups this year he inventories trash from barge rope to a 1950s truck, earning nicknames like Mr. Cleanup while building a nonprofit and courting lawmakers for support.
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Norfolk man comforts with Loves and Losses
Norfolk resident Kenny Hankins builds homes and works, but creates keepsake pillows for grieving families. He designs and crafts pillows featuring photos of loved ones, a ministry he calls Loves and Losses, giving away many to cover costs and comfort bereaved parents and siblings.
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