On Friday, October 15, 2021 Job Point’s YouthBuild students, staff and volunteers teamed up with staff and volunteers from Missouri River Relief. For some of these students, it was their first time out on the river. It was a blustery day and sometimes quite rainy, but spirits were high as the teams explored the Missouri River.
Check out the gallery below for some highlights from the day and read full coverage of the day from the Columbia Daily Tribune here.
-
- Students discussed safety before boarding the boats.
-
- Lifejackets for everyone.
-
- Students split into teams.
-
- A little pre-launch fun.
-
- Time to board the boats.
-
- This team was setting out for cleanup.
-
- This team was learning about fishing and conservation.
-
- Clean-up team departs.
-
- Teams cleaned up the river banks.
-
- Others worked on painting a mural
-
- Even staff got in on the mural action.
-
- After the cleanup, students and staff debriefed before closing remarks
-
- Staff and students clap for our speaker.
-
- Debbie Njai, founder of Black People Who Hike, spoke to close out the day.
