The Great American Cleanup of PA is officially underway. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, a statewide nonprofit that provides resources to neighborhoods for community improvement projects, is encouraging anyone who is planning a local event, large or small, to register with the Great American Cleanup of PA, its signature program. Whether it is through cleaning up a vacant lot, roadway, or common area; planting flowers; or mulching a playground, all neighborhoods can be improved with a little effort and camaraderie.
The 15th annual Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Great American Cleanup of PA kicked off on March 1 and will run through Friday, May 31. The program brings together thousands of Pennsylvania families, friends, and communities to pick up litter, clean illegal dumpsites, plant flowers or trees, and join recycling efforts and education programs all geared toward the vision of a cleaner and more beautiful Pennsylvania. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful partners with PennDOT, the Department of Environmental Protection, and Keep America Beautiful to provide free trash bags, gloves, and safety vests to registered participants as supplies last.
Let's Pick It Up PA - Everyday will run from Saturday, April 13, through Monday, May 6. During that time, cleanups registered with the Great American Cleanup of PA are eligible to take their trash to participating landfills free of charge or for a reduced rate.
During the 2018 Great American Cleanup, 108,638 volunteers were instrumental in cleaning up more than 6.6 million pounds of trash. To register an event, readers may visit http://www.gacofpa.org. To learn more, readers may contact Michelle Dunn, Great American Cleanup of PA program coordinator, at 877-772-3673, ext. 113, or mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org.
Anyone participating in Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful's Great American Cleanup of PA can earn cash for their nonprofit or charity of choice by entering the Great American Cleanup of PA Video Contest. To participate, readers may send Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful a 60-second video of their Great American Cleanup of PA event showing how they keep Pennsylvania beautiful. Details are available at the website above.
To become a supporter of the 2019 Great American Cleanup of PA, readers may contact Shannon Reiter at 724-836-4121 or sreiter@keeppabeautiful.org.
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