How one organization teaches kids to care about the world around them
Emma Simmons (left) with Clean Memphis along with Scenic Hills Elementary School fourth graders Zoey Morton,10 (middle) and Emani Lacy, 9, (right) weigh partially eaten apples for a food waste audit on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
“I always say that my job is to come in and teach them to be champions for the planet,” said Emma Simmons of Clean Memphis.
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Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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