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This week we joined and the Baltimore Ravens for their annual Caw to Action volunteer event, splitting up across three projects in Baltimore:

- Making and flying kites at the South Baltimore Learning Center
- Distributing food with Baltimore Relief Network, where we helped serve 317 families
- Decorating pumpkins with students at Bay Brook Elementary and Middle School

LifeStraw staff were a small piece of a very big day. This year’s Caw to Action included 55 in-person projects across Maryland with volunteers as far away as Brazil, Nigeria, the UK, and Panama. By the end of the week, volunteers will have logged 16 million minutes of service.

Thank you to United Way and to every partner who welcomed us in. If you want to keep the momentum going, United Way has volunteer opportunities all year.

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Happy Earth Day from Baltimore! Today, some of our team spent the morning cleaning up our neighborhood - block by block, trash grabbers and bags in hand!

We talk a lot about our responsibility to the planet: measuring and reducing our carbon footprint (8,310 metric tons CO2e reported in 2024), earning the Climate Label Certification, building products that avoid single-use plastic, and working to reduce the volume of our packaging.

But responsibility also shows up in local acts like cleanups, tree planting, and decisions we make as consumers and commuters. The places we live and work matter too.

Today, our team spent the morning alongside the incredible at Masonville Cove, supporting their ongoing work to restore and protect one of Baltimore’s most unique natural spaces.

Together, we removed over 80 pounds of shoreline debris in just one hour.

Masonville Cove, the nation’s first Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership, represents what’s possible when communities, organizations, and agencies come together to care for both people and the environment. And their impact goes beyond cleanup, tracking the types of waste collected to help inform data-backed legislation like Maryland’s plastic bag ban.

It’s a reminder that small, local actions can ripple outward, shaping healthier ecosystems and stronger communities.