About
As our beautiful Earth becomes more populated with a society that relies heavily on many portable, non-biodegradable products such as certain plastic bottles and metal containers, there are devastating amounts of litter scattered throughout the world. In order to do our part to make Earth a better and healthier place, we began our own litter clean up student organization, where we can each make a difference in our community.
Our Mission
Our mission is to inspire students to take initiative through litter clean up in their community, to encourage a cleaner and prettier Earth for our society. We will provide students with the opportunity to serve independent of time and location, so everyone can make a difference.
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The History of SCEP
In April 2020, three pre-medical students discovered they each shared the drive to serve their community through litter clean up and set their goal to create a non-profit organization. By visiting and cleaning various locations, the bags of trash began to fill quickly.
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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many parking lots and parks were the only places seeing community traffic as many people followed the Stay-at-Home order. In the effort to stay healthy, many individuals began wearing masks, gloves, and using bottles of sanitizing solutions on a daily basis. This unfortunately led those items to being discarded throughout our beautiful community.
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During their efforts they collected everything from used masks, gloves, discarded bottles, and cans. Although the organization is in the beginning stages of its history, a total of 14 bags of trash were picked up in only the first 25 hours of volunteering and there is still much more litter that needs your help to be cleaned up.
As pre-medical students, we understood that many students have the passion to volunteer for their community but find it difficult to find opportunities that fit in with their already busy schedules. That is where SCEP is here to help! With the ability to volunteer on a self-made schedule, the availability of locations and ability to help is endless and easy.
Our Vision
Our vision is to make our planet a cleaner and healthier place by encouraging student initiative through litter clean up in their community.
Our Directors
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Nicole Vaynberg, M.B.A.
Director of Outreach
My duties include finding other organizations who are interested in helping make Earth a beautiful place. I act as a point of contact for pre-health organizations and provide information on how to get started volunteering with us.
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Nicole completed her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology & Immunology with a minor in Statistics at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She is currently an MS4 at Texas Tech University Health Science Center in Lubbock, TX.
Natalia Herrera, M.S.
Director of Marketing
My duties include maintaining our Facebook and Instagram social media accounts. I post membership and volunteering updates, as well as updated information on our organization.
Natalia completed her Master of Science in Biology with emphasis in Microbiology and Immunology and Bachelor of Science in Microbiology & Immunology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She is currently a research assistant at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX.
Elvira Carias, M.S.
Director of Operations & Design
My duties include maintaining all required paperwork for our organization and updating our website. I also create all design aspects of our non-profit, such as our logo, business cards, and T-shirts.
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Elvira completed her Master of Science in Forensic Medicine at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology & Immunology at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and her Associate of Science in Biology/Pre-nursing from San Antonio College. She is currently an MS4 at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX.