Great NEPA Clean-Up Events Announced
Featured — By nmilner on April 3, 2009 at 11:27 amThe Great NEPA Clean-Up is scheduled for Earth Week, April 18-25, and a number of local groups have already organized clean-up activities.
Below is the list of clean-up events going on with contact information if you’d like to get involved.
| Sat. April 18, 8:30am-12:30pm South Side Neighborhood Association, Scranton Clean Up Mayor Jim Connors Park. 500 Block of Orchard St. Barbara Tierney 570-212-1475 or 570-877-8883 tierney@sfs.upenn.edu |
Sat. April 18, 9am-2pm Borough of Clarks Summit Clean Up Streets. Meet at Borough Building, State Street. Patrick Williams 570-586-9316 clarksmt@epix.net |
| Sat. April 18, 11am-3pm Ruthless Youth, Scranton Clean Up Nay Aug Park Playgrounds. Jessica Meoni 570-815-5577 jmeoni@gmail.com www.ruthlessyouth.wordpress.com |
Sat. April 18, 10am-2pm Waverly Community House, Dalton One Stop Donation Drop Drop off used, unwanted items at Community House on Abington Road. Nancy Sarno De Los Rios 570-586-8191 onestopdonationdrop@gmail.com View the charity wish lists at www.waverlycomm.org |
| Sat. April 18, 1-3pm Lackawanna State Park, Dalton Clean Up Lackawanna State Park. Meet in 2nd parking lot on left after entering park. Angela Lambert 570-945-7110 anlambert@state.pa.us |
Sat. April 18 to Sat. April 25 McCann School of Business & Technology, Dickson City Recycle Week Drop off paper, cans, bottles, & cardboard. 2227 Scranton/Carbondale Highway Erica King 570-307-2000 erica.king@mccannschool.edu |
| Sun. April 19, noon-4pm Green Being, Scranton Clean Up 300 Block of Adams Ave. Cristin Powers 570-341-9988 info@shopgreenbeing.com |
Sun. April 19University of Scranton Student Government Scranton Street Sweep. 570-941-7462 See www.scranton.edu/sustainability for the full list of events. |
| Mon. April 20, 5-7pm University of Scranton, City of Scranton, DXDempsey Sustainable Scranton Tour of “Green” Businesses. 570-941-7401 See www.scranton.edu/sustainability for the full list of events. |
Tues. April 21, 9am-3pm PA Route 6 Heritage Corp., Corry “Green Starts Here on Route 6″ Educational Workshop, $25. Corry Higher Ed Council Terri Dennison 814-435-7706 paroute6@penn.com www.paroute6.com |
| Tues. April 21, 10am-1pm University of Scranton, City of Scranton, DXDempsey Earth Day Fair. University of Scranton on Dionne Campus Green 570-941-7520 See www.scranton.edu/sustainability for the full list of events. |
Wed. April 22, 9am-2pm Howard Gardner School for Discovery, Scranton Clean Up Nay Aug Park Pathways. Megan Wolfe 570-941-4100 wolfem1@scranton.edu |
| Wed. April, 22, 9am-3pm PA Route 6 Heritage Corporation, Coudersport “Green Starts Here on Route 6″ Educational Workshop, $25. Potter County Education Council Terri Dennison 814-435-7706 paroute6@penn.com www.paroute6.com |
Wed. April 22, 7pm University of Scranton, City of Scranton, DXDempsey Lecture by Paul Rogat Loeb on Citizens and Sustainability Issues. University of Scranton at Pearn Auditorium of Brennan Hall 570-941-7520 See www.scranton.edu/sustainability for the full list of events. |
| Thurs. April 23, 9am-3pm PA Route 6 Heritage Corporation, LaPlume “Green Starts Here on Route 6″ Educational Workshop, $25. Keystone College Terri Dennison 814-435-7706 paroute6@penn.com www.paroute6.com |
Fri. April 24-Sun. April 26 PA Route 6 Heritage Corporation “Pick Up 6″ Clean Up Route 6. Terri Dennison 814-435-7706 paroute6@penn.com www.paroute6.com |
| Sat. April 25, 9am-noon Rail-Trail Council, Forrest City Clean Up D&H Rail-Trail. Herrick Center, Route 374 Lynn Conrad 570-785-7245 tccrail@epix.net |
Sat. April 25, 8am-noon Lackawanna River Corridor Association, Scranton Clean Up Levee and River Banks. Olive Street, Near The Ice Box Complex Bernie McGurl 570-347-6311 lrca@lrca.org |
| Sat. April 25, 8am-1pm LRCA and Trout Unlimited, Scranton Clean Up River Banks. Meet at Sanderson Ave Bridge. Bernie McGurl 570-347-6311 lrca@lrca.org |
Sat. April 25, 9am-noon Promised Land State Park, Greentown Plant seedlings and Clean Up State Park. Meet by park office. Jen Naugle 570-676-0567 promisedlandenvedsp@state.pa.us |
| Sat. April 25, 9am-noon Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority, Scranton Clean Up Lackawanna River Heritage Trail, CNJ Segment. Meet at 7th Ave Trailhead. Lindsey Ritchey 570-963-6730 x8212 lritchey@lhva.org www.lhva.org |
Sat. April 25, 9am-noon Lacawac Sanctuary, Lake Ariel Clean Up Ledgedale Road Beginning at Route 507. Janice Poppich 570-689-9494 director@lacawac.org |
| Sat. April 25, 9am-noon Lacawac Sanctuary, Lake Ariel Clean Up Native Plant Garden Janice Poppich 570-689-9494 director@lacawac.org |
Sat. April 25, 9am-noon Greater Hazelton Area Civic Partnership Clean Up Intersection of SR 93 and 424 for Rails to Trails. Bob Skulsky 570-455-1509 civic@hazletonchamber.org |
| Sat. April 25, noon-4pm EOTC, Scranton Clean Up Center at 431 N 7th Ave. Sharon McCrone 570-348-6484 shmcceotc@aol.com |
Sat. April 25, 9am-3pm Shalom Community Development Corp., Scranton Clean Up Laurie A. Bogaski Community Garden. Corners of Vine & N. Irving Streets Jane Risse 570-351-1822 lauriebogaskigarden@gmail.com |
| Sat. April 25-Thurs. April 30, 8am-7pm Standing Stone Twip., Bradford Co. Clean Up Roadsides Diane Ward 570-265-9460 standingstonetwp@yahoo.com |