Credit: Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful
PennDOT is seeking volunteers to participate in its Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania effort that runs through May 31.
The cleanup event is an annual effort sponsored by PennDOT, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, state Department of Environmental Protection and other partners.
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Groups involved in PennDOT’s Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) program, which involves volunteers cleaning roadsides year round, are also encouraged to
participate in the cleanup.
“These cleanup programs play a huge role in keeping Pennsylvania beautiful through cleaner roadsides and communities,” said PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch.
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“It’s my hope that more individuals get involved and join the thousands of dedicated volunteers that participate in these efforts year after year.”
Upcoming local events:
- The first event, sponsored by the Center for Student Learning Charter School, will take place from 9 am to 12 pm on Fallsington and Tullytown roads on April 6. Potential participants can contact Rita Bernhart at 215-269-7390 ext. 40 or E-mail rbernhart@cslcharter.org.
- The second, supported by Family & Friends of Bobby Cloud, will kick off at 9 am and go 12 pm, and involve litter cleanup on Levittown Parkway between Rt 13 and New Falls Rd. For more information, call Richard Cloud at 267-265-8587
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According to PennDOT, last year’s Great American Cleanup, 6.7 million pounds of litter was collected from Pennsylvania’s roads, trails and shorelines by more than 141,000 volunteers.
In addition this year’s cleanup host, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, is hosting its first ever Great American Cleanup Video Contest. Interested parties can send in a video three-five minute video of their cleanup efforts by May 24, For contest rules and information please visit http://www.gacofpa.org/
During the “Pick it Up PA Days” from April 20 to May 6 registered events have access to free disposal at participating landfills.
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PennDOT provides gloves, trash bags and safety vests to AAH and Great American of PA groups.
