2006 Great PA Cleanup -
Record Results
As
part of the 2006 Great PA Cleanup, PACWAC provided technical support
and resources to Allegheny County residents who were interested in coordinating
a clean-up effort in their community.
On Monday, April
3rd and 10th, PACWAC conducted a workshop to train individuals on how
to plan a community clean-up from start to finish. The workshop included
such topics as: clean-up techniques, volunteer recruitment techniques,
partnership building, available resources, volunteer safety, and event
publicity. Forty residents attended, and seventeen of these participants
worked with PACWAC to coordinate clean-ups on April 22nd at the Great
PA Cleanup.
In addition to facilitating
the cleanups listed in the table below, PACWAC provided supplies to
volunteers in Beltzhoover, Mount Lebanon, and Polish Hill.
|
Neighborhood
|
#
Volunteers
|
#
Bags Trash
|
Tons
Trash
|
#
Tires
|
#
Bags Recyclables
|
| Brookline
- South Pittsburgh Development Company |
54
|
65
|
-
|
8
|
30
|
| Central
North Side and Mexican War Streets Society |
16
|
18
|
-
|
48
|
-
|
| Crafton
Heights - Open Door Ministries |
35
|
55
|
-
|
3
|
15
|
| Hill
District - Lombard Street Neighbors |
8
|
35
|
-
|
10
|
5
|
| Homewood
- Hamilton Avenue Block Watch |
17
|
45
|
-
|
15
|
-
|
| Homewood
- Tacoma Street Block Association |
25
|
50
|
-
|
13
|
5
|
| Homewood
- Bible Center Christian Church |
25
|
-
|
20
|
-
|
50
|
| Moon
- Hollow Oak Land Trust |
14
|
-
|
8
|
13
|
73
|
| Morning
Side - Morning Side Area Community Council |
58
|
60
|
-
|
12
|
-
|
| Natrona
- Natrona Comes Together |
35
|
90
|
-
|
25
|
3
|
| Plum
- Plum Creek Watershed Association |
14
|
-
|
6
|
75
|
-
|
| South
Side Trash Bash - PA Resources Council |
160
|
135
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| South
Side/Allentown - PACWAC and Friends of the Riverfront |
180
|
600
|
0
|
50
|
300
|
| Troy
Hill - Holy Wisdom Parish |
12
|
70
|
-
|
10
|
50
|
| TOTALS |
653
|
1,223
|
34
tons
|
282
|
531
|
Looking back on
previous years, the 2006 Great PA Cleanup is a testament to residents'
heightened awareness of litter and dumping as well as PACWAC's capacity
to empower more and more people each year to make changes in their communities:
- 2004 Great PA
Cleanup - 1 cleanup event
- 2005 Great PA
Cleanup - 6 cleanup events
- 2006 Great PA
Cleanup - 14 cleanup events
Special
thanks to the following sponsors: Starbucks Coffee Company, Waste
Management, Giant Eagle, PA Soft Drink Association, Bridgestone Firestone,
PA American Water, IKEA, City of Pittsburgh, PA Department of Transportation,
PA Department of Environmental Protection.
Extra special
thanks to our volunteer clean-up coordinators: Kiva Fisher Green,
Amy Ervin, Joe Kramer, Sarah Allessio, Jason Straley, Patty and Pierre
Heinbaugh, Rich Werner, Erica Anderson, Bill Godfrey, Keith Knecht,
John Engle, Janet Thorn, Jackie Dixon, John Scarbrough, Cherylie Fuller,
Season Ciechanowski, and Susan Mucha.
To learn more about
planning a clean-up effort in your community, contact
the PACWAC office.
This page last updated:
June 16, 2006
