Lamar Thrift

Lamar Thrift

Project Theme: Climate Change and Waste Reduction
Years in Existence: 3
Target Audience and Location: Lamar High School community in Houston, TX.
Mission: Lamar Thrift engages the student body by hosting ongoing drives in our community to reduce, reuse and recycle their waste.

Project Description: Founding Scholar Franklin Wu and educator Scholar Sally Woolweaver created a project aimed at reducing the impacts of climate change by organizing donation drives to reduce waste in landfills. Leveraging their school’s National Honor Society members, the team hosts several donation drives while educating the community about how climate change impacts the greater Houston area. Recognizing the effects of climate change will continue, this year’s student leader, Matthew Wu, alongside his team, is increasing the number of donation drives they will host this school year with the goal of decreasing the amount of waste that is sent to the landfill. To do so, they plan to partner with other clubs on campus to increase student participation in the donation drive. Matthew is proud of “how our project has expanded the opportunities for students and community members to get involved, learn about climate change, and build connections based on our desire for change in the Lamar community.”