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This calendar includes events and volunteer opportunities for all
PA CleanWays Chapters and Affiliates throughout Pennsylvania.

May 2008
  • April 19 thru May 3; Illegal Dump/Litter Cleanup in Mifflin County, sponsored by PA CleanWays of Mifflin County. During this cleanup, volunteers will clean SR 103 from the village of Ryde to Newton Hamilton. Once cleaned, volunteers will continue on SR 22 along Newton Road. These roads will be cleaned when time and weather permits during the two week time period. For more information, please contact Barb Wahler at 717-899-6934 or Pam Sechrist at e-mail.

  • April 19 thru May 3; Illegal Dump/Litter Cleanup in Mifflin County, sponsored by PA CleanWays of Mifflin County. This event is a community cleanup in Wayne Township. Volunteers will help cleanup roadside litter throughout the township. For more information, please contact Pam Sechrist at 717-899-6701 e-mail.

  • May 3; 9 AM to Noon; Educational Event in Westmoreland County, sponsored by Westmoreland Cleanways. A Backyard Composting Workshop will be held at the Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve at St. Vincent College in Latrobe. Registration is required. To register, or for additional information, contact Ellen Keefe at 724-836-4129 or e-mail.

  • May 3; 8:30 AM to Noon; Special Collections/Recycling Event in Westmoreland County, sponsored by Westmoreland Cleanways. This is a tire, battery, and appliance collection and is being held at the Wynnsong Theater in Delmont. For further information, contact Ellen Keefe at
    724-836-4129 or e-mail.

  • May 3; 1 PM to 4 PM; Illegal Dump/Litter Cleanup in Huntingdon County, sponsored by PA CleanWays of Huntingdon County. This cleanup will take place along the Old Never Sweat/Benedictine Access Road. An access road to a newly completed acid mine treatment system is in need of volunteers to help cleanup tires, white goods, and miscellaneous trash. Interested volunteers are to wear appropriate attire and dress for the weather. For additional information, please contact Robert Whittaker at 814-627-1627 or e-mail.

  • May 3; 9 AM to 2 PM; Special Collection or Recycling Event in Cambria County, sponsored by PA CleanWays of Cambria County. This event will take place at the Patton Borough. It is an appliance and tire collection event and is a valuable resource for county residents to properly dispose of items that are generally difficult to do so. For additional information, please contact Mark Stockley at 814-472-2120 or e-mail.

  • May 3; 1 PM to 4:30 PM; Illegal Dump/Litter Cleanup in Washington County, sponsored by PA CleanWays. This greenways cleanup is a continuation of William Gumbert's Eagle Scout Project. We will meet at the trail head on Briggs Street in Allenport Borough. Volunteers will help remove litter and illegal dumping from Allenport Hollow Creek. For additional information, contact Susan Carmichael at 877-772-3673 ext. 25 or e-mail.

  • May 3; 8 AM to 1 PM; Illegal Dump Cleanup in Cambria County, sponsored by PA CleanWays of Cambria County and PA CleanWays. This event is a volunteer cleanup that will take place along Patterson Road in Barr Township. The community is being asked to help clean up trash, appliances, construction debris, carpeting, etc., from this active site. Interested volunteers are to wear long pants and sturdy shoes or boots and be prepared for inclement weather. Volunteers must be 12 years of age or older and youth ages 12-17 must bring a signed PA CleanWays Parental Consent Form. Refreshments and cleanup supplies will be provided. To register, or for additional information, contact Sue Urchek at 1-877-772-3673 ext. 23 or e-mail.

  • May 3; 9 AM to Noon; Beautification Event in Philadelphia County, sponsored by PA CleanWays Royal Gardens in Morris Park, West Philadelphia. This beautification event will be held at the Fairmount Park Commissions where volunteers will remove invasive materials from a wildflower meadow and riparian area. For more information, contact Nicole Chandler at 215-473-1885 or e-mail.

  • May 3; 9 AM to Noon; Beautification Event in Allegheny County, sponsored by Allegheny CleanWays. This event is a project of Pittsburgh Cares'-Hands on Pittsburgh 2008. Volunteers will be restoring a woodland garden, planting native shrubbery, developing and restoring a trail through the Greenway, eliminating exotic/invasive plant species, and cleaning up litter and illegal dumping. For further information, contact Myrna Newman at 412-381-1301 or e-mail.

  • May 3; 8:15 AM to Noon; Illegal Dump/Litter Cleanup in Mifflin County, sponsored by PA CleanWays of Mifflin County. This cleanup is taking place in Granville and Derry Townships. Volunteers will meet at the Mifflin County Library at 8:15 AM and will travel to Big Ridge Road. Other township roads will be cleaned from there. For more information, please contact Pam Sechrist at 717-899-6701 or e-mail.

  • May 10; 9 AM to 1 PM; Illegal Dump/Litter Cleanup in Dauphin Co