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This
calendar includes events and volunteer opportunities for
all
PA CleanWays Chapters and Affiliates throughout Pennsylvania.
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June
5; 5 PM to 8 PM;
Illegal Dump/Litter
Cleanup in Allegheny
County, sponsored
by Allegheny CleanWays.
Join
us for a cleanup
of the river bank
and trail along
the Ohio River.
As always, we'll
provide equipment,
refreshments, instructions,
and entertainment
after the cleanup.
Please wear long
pants, sturdy boots
or shoes, and be
prepared for inclement
weather. To get
there from the downtown
Hilton, merge onto
279-N from Fort
Pitt Blvd., then
merge onto PA-65N
via exit 7B on the
left towards I-19/Ohio
River Blvd. Take
Chateau St/US-19S/West
End Bridge exit
towards PA-51/Western
Ave. Take the Chateau
Street ramp. Stay
straight to go onto
Chateau Street.
Take a slight right
onto Beaver, then
an almost immediate
left onto Westhall
Street. Parking
is along Westhall.
Look for our table
and banner near
the trail. For additional
information, please
contact Myrna Newman
at 412-381-1301
or e-mail.
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June
6; 10 AM to 1 PM;
Special Collection
or Recycling Event
in Butler County,
sponsored by PA
CleanWays of Butler-Lawrence
Counties. This
event is being held
in the BASF parking
lot and is a tire
collection for passenger
vehicle tires only.
Fees apply. Click
here to download
the informational
flier. For
more information,
contact Jerry Zona
at 724-658-6925
or e-mail.
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June
6; 9 AM to Noon;
Educational Event
in Westmoreland
County, sponsored
by Westmoreland
Cleanways. This
will be held at
The Barn at Donohoe
Center in Hempfield
Township. Preregistration
required; $5 material
fee. For more information,
contact Ellen Keefe
at 724-836-4129
or e-mail.
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June
6; 10 AM to 1PM;
Illegal Dump/Litter
Cleanup in Allegheny
County, sponsored
by Allegheny CleanWays.
Join
with families, neighbors,
and local organizations
as we improve the
trails in Kirkpatrick
Park. Projects will
include trail maintenance,
litter clean-up,
and weeding. Wear
close-toed, sturdy
shoes and long pants.
Equipment and food
will be provided.
To get there from
downtown Pittsburgh:
Take Centre Avenue
to Kirkpatrick Street.
Make a right onto
Kirkpatrick. Go
a couple of blocks.
At the corner of
Reed and Kirkpatrick
is the parking lot
for the playground.
For additional information,
please contact Myrna
Newman at 412-381-1301
or e-mail.
- June 18; 10 AM to 9
PM; Educational Event in Cumberland County, sponsored
by PA CleanWays of Cumberland County. The Borough
of Mechanicsburg will be sponsoring a street fair, Jubilee
Day 2009, in downtown Mechanicsburg. Many street vendors
are expected to attend selling arts and crafts and food.
We'll be there with educational materials about the hazards
of littering. For more information, contact Michael Onofrey
at 717-766-9460or e-mail.
- June 20; 9 AM to Noon;
Illegal Dump/Litter Cleanup in Allegheny County,
sponsored by Allegheny CleanWays. As
part of the ORSANCO Riversweep, we'll be helping "Natrona
Comes Together" clean up their riverbanks. Please
wear long pants, sturdy (i.e. closed-toed) shoes or boots,
and be prepared for inclement weather. As always, equipment,
refreshments, instructions, and entertainment after the
cleanup will be provided. To get there from downtown Pittsburgh,
take Rt. 28 N. Take exit 14 towards Tarentum/New Kensington.
Stay in the right lane and head towards Tarentum/Bull
Creek Road/Rt.366. Just before the Tarentum Bridge, take
ramp towards 1st Ave. Make slight left onto 1st Ave. First
Ave. becomes River Avenue. Go past Allegheny Ludlum and
at the corner of River Ave and Linden Street, make a right
onto Veteran's Way. Park wherever you can find parking
and meet us at the pavilion at the end of Veteran's Way.
For additional information, please contact Myrna Newman
at 412-381-1301 or e-mail.
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