Project Pride, Main Street Clean Up; Tire Amnesty Day on Saturday
Project Pride, Bradford’s designated Elm Street Neighborhood and Main Street seek volunteers for 3rd Annual Clean Up as part of the Great Pennsylvania Cleanup, on May 2nd from 10AM until 2PM.
Project Pride and The Main Street program will be hitting the streets to remove litter and scrap tires from the downtown area. Volunteers will be gathering at Grace Lutheran Community Life Center to sign in and pick up their gloves, vests, and trash bags.
Last year’s event was a huge success we had over 80 volunteers for the cleanup. Our volunteers picked up over 2,000 pounds of trash and removed over 600 tires. This year we hope to have even more volunteers and remove a larger amount of litter. The Safe, Clean & Green committee of the Elm Street program has been working very hard to get the word out to everyone in the neighborhood by distributing door hangers and recruiting volunteers. “This is a great opportunity for community groups to come together and help us take pride in our Main Street historic district and the Elm Street program,” Anita Dolan, Main Street Manager.
As part of the 3rd Annual Project Pride Clean Up effort we will be collecting tires from Bradford City residents. Members from the City of Bradford Police Department will be stationed at Grace Lutheran Parking lot to collect tires from city residents. You must show a valid drivers license to verify that you reside in the city. Each city of Bradford resident will be able to dispose of a maximum of 10 tires without rims. Tires will only be accepted from private individuals; no businesses. Additionally City of Bradford residents are reminded that the citywide spring clean up will be held the week of May 4th. Residents are asked to place items at the curb for pickup; no white goods, tires or hazardous items will be accepted.
“I would like to encourage the downtown businesses to join us by cleaning up the areas around their storefronts. If every business would sweep their sidewalks and pick up trash on a regular basis, it would be a tremendous help to our downtown area. This is especially important if there is an empty storefront close by,” added Dolan.
The Great Pennsylvania Cleanup is a statewide cleanup campaign involving local and state government, businesses, waste haulers, and environmental and civic groups. The PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Department of Transportation (Penn DOT), in cooperation with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, Inc. are sponsoring the Great Pennsylvania Cleanup.
“People in the community have been tremendously supportive of our programs,” said Lisa Campogiani, Elm Street Manager. “It is wonderful to see so many people work together to make a difference in our community. We hope to see this participation continue and foster more pride in our downtown."
Project Pride and The Main Street program will be hitting the streets to remove litter and scrap tires from the downtown area. Volunteers will be gathering at Grace Lutheran Community Life Center to sign in and pick up their gloves, vests, and trash bags.
Last year’s event was a huge success we had over 80 volunteers for the cleanup. Our volunteers picked up over 2,000 pounds of trash and removed over 600 tires. This year we hope to have even more volunteers and remove a larger amount of litter. The Safe, Clean & Green committee of the Elm Street program has been working very hard to get the word out to everyone in the neighborhood by distributing door hangers and recruiting volunteers. “This is a great opportunity for community groups to come together and help us take pride in our Main Street historic district and the Elm Street program,” Anita Dolan, Main Street Manager.
As part of the 3rd Annual Project Pride Clean Up effort we will be collecting tires from Bradford City residents. Members from the City of Bradford Police Department will be stationed at Grace Lutheran Parking lot to collect tires from city residents. You must show a valid drivers license to verify that you reside in the city. Each city of Bradford resident will be able to dispose of a maximum of 10 tires without rims. Tires will only be accepted from private individuals; no businesses. Additionally City of Bradford residents are reminded that the citywide spring clean up will be held the week of May 4th. Residents are asked to place items at the curb for pickup; no white goods, tires or hazardous items will be accepted.
“I would like to encourage the downtown businesses to join us by cleaning up the areas around their storefronts. If every business would sweep their sidewalks and pick up trash on a regular basis, it would be a tremendous help to our downtown area. This is especially important if there is an empty storefront close by,” added Dolan.
The Great Pennsylvania Cleanup is a statewide cleanup campaign involving local and state government, businesses, waste haulers, and environmental and civic groups. The PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Department of Transportation (Penn DOT), in cooperation with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, Inc. are sponsoring the Great Pennsylvania Cleanup.
“People in the community have been tremendously supportive of our programs,” said Lisa Campogiani, Elm Street Manager. “It is wonderful to see so many people work together to make a difference in our community. We hope to see this participation continue and foster more pride in our downtown."
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