# @etraintalks on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ8DUc9HbaP
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67062327-etraintalks-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-23T18:22:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** E TRAIN TALKS - 12 Year Old Literacy Advocate (@etraintalks) — https://gondola.cc/etraintalks

## Caption

To celebrate Together Tuesday I recently joined forces with fellow givingtuesdayspark leader Sammie Vance of sammiesbuddybenchproject . Together we spoke with over 100 amazing second and third grade students at a local #sacramento  elementary school. Sammie zoomed in from across the country in Indiana, and together we spread some kindness and environmental literacy by sharing our stories and donating a beautiful brand-new buddy bench made entirely from recycled materials to David Lubin’s playground. 

This was in collaboration with Sammie Vance givingtuesdayspark givingtuesday  and bethepeople  for #togethertuesday ♥️

3rd graders also received official certificates proclaiming them as “Earth Heroes!” 🌎💚

Early literacy is so crucial, I’m grateful I have the chance to give kids the resources they need to be literate from a young age! Along with literacy, giving the gift of friendship through a buddy bench was an incredibly experience and I’m grateful to Sammie for her help with this project! 💚📚

#togethertuesday traintalks #etraintalksearth #sammiesbuddybenchproject #givebacktothecommunity #literacy #etraintalksearth #betgevoice #bekind #givingtuesdaynow #teenleadership  #sacramento #bettertogether #inspire #kindnessrocks #california

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inspire, literacy, kindnessrocks, sacramento, bettertogether, teenleadership, etraintalksearth, sammiesbuddybenchproject, bekind, betgevoice, togethertuesday, givebacktothecommunity, california, givingtuesdaynow

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