Volunteers from all sections of the city are encouraged to sign-up now to participate in Mayor Ed Pawlowski’s 10th Annual Great Allentown Cleanups. Most of the activity will take place on Saturday, April 23 just following Earth Day which is Friday, April 22.
As many as 700 persons have taken part in past organized clean-up projects. Pawlowski is asking even more city residents, business owners, church goers and community group members to consider participating in the program. “We can use everybody’s help. It doesn’t matter whether you own or rent; we just need residents to come out and take care of their homes and sidewalks,” said Pawlowski. “The more folks that pitch-in, the greater the impact on cleanliness across the city. It starts with each home, with each block and each neighborhood.”
The Bureau of Recycling and Solid Waste will supply brooms, bags, dust pans and litter tongs to the volunteers to be used for the Great Allentown Cleanups. The city will also provide trash and recycling pickup.
“I want all Allentonians to be proud of their city and help keep it clean,” said Pawlowski. “Please don’t litter, tie your trash bags, and set aside a little time each week to pick up the trash around your sidewalk. Taking those easy steps will enhance the look of the city and improve the quality of life for all.”
For more information, or to volunteer for the Great Allentown Cleanups, call the Recycling Bureau at 610-437-8729 or sign-up on-line at www.allentownpa.gov/Public-Works/Recycling-Solid-Waste/Allentown-Cleanup.
The 2016 Great Allentown Cleanups
Saturday, April 16
LANA
Nick Butterfield, 610-770-1751
10am start cleaning library area and Martin Luther King Jr. Dr./Junction St
West Park Civic Association
9am-12 noon cleaning West Park and neighboring areas
Sunday, April 17
Cindy and Patrick Gaffney
Cleaning 1st & 6th ward
Linden to 4th St, 4th to Front St, streets in between 6th and 1st ward.
Friday, April 22
Jordan Heights
Cleaning Old Fairgrounds area
Saturday, April 23
Bill Armbuster – 610-597-7703
Alley west of 13th St between Chew and Gordon
Central Catholic High School Environmental Club
9am-12 noon Jordan Creek, west bank, Gordon to Turner St
(Behind the CCHS 301 N 4th St, parking lot, Jute & Chew St)
Humane Society of Lehigh County
Mary Schafer 610-797-1205
Cleaning Dixon St
4C’s of Jordan Heights
500 block of Gordon St between 5th and 6th St
7th St Main Street Initiative
Community Action Development Corp. (CADC)
Kathleen Kapila, 610-432-2155
Planting flowers and cleaning N 7th St from Hamilton St to Tilghman St
Mountainville Area Crime Watch
Cleaning Mountainville area
Old Allentown Preservation Assoc.
Wendie Lazansky, 610-217-4930
9am-1pm Allentown Cemetery, 900 block Turner Street
Pocket Park, Fountain & Turner Street
Target Employees
TBA
Saturday, April 30
West End Alliance
Cleaning between 17th & 22nd St
and Liberty and Washington St