PennDOT and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful (KPB) announced the 2026-2027 cohort of Young Ambassadors of Pennsylvania, which includes two sophomores at Abington Senior High School.  

Ari Goldin and YuMi Murphy are those sophomores.

The Young Ambassadors program is designed to “cultivate the passion and leadership of young community stewards. Ambassadors are provided with access to essential resources, empowering them to promote and pursue a shared vision of a clean and beautiful Pennsylvania within their own communities”, according to a press release.

From the release:

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful will provide education and training to program participants on topics related to the impacts of litter, litter prevention, waste management and recycling, civic engagement and related public policy, volunteer management, and social media marketing. Ambassadors will have an opportunity to apply for job shadowing with Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania funded by the NiSource Charitable Foundation and Dow. Selected students will spend the day in the field with sustainability professionals. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful will provide a stipend to participants to support time and travel expenses.

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