Residents who register with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Pick Up Pennsylvania Program before May 31 will receive free bags, gloves and safety vests, as supplies last, to help with their community improvement events.

Supplies are provided through support from the Department of Environmental Protection and PennDOT. 

Pick Up Pennsylvania engages hundreds of thousands of volunteers annually in litter cleanups, illegal dump cleanups, beautification projects, special collections, and educational events.

Spring is one of the most opportune time to pick up litter, before the vegetation grows and hides it.

Just A Few Upcoming Events

If you don’t have time to organize your own event, you can join an event near you. Below are a variety of events that are planned for the month of May.

Please contact the coordinator to confirm participation.

-- KARE for Kane, McKean County – Friday, May 6 from 8:00AM - 4:00PM. Contact Brandy Schimp at kanemayor@gmail.com  or (814) 598-7163. Volunteers are assigned restoration and beautification projects within the Borough of Kane and surrounding areas.

-- Penbrook Storm Drains Cleanup, Dauphin County - Saturday, May 7 from  10:00AM - 12:00PM. Contact Carmen Gonzalez, Penbrook Leo Club at csgrun@gmail.com  or (717) 233-3988.

-- Viewmont Mall Clean-up, Lackawanna County - Tuesday, May 24 from 4:30PM - 7:30PM. Contact Fawn Contreras, Valley Community Library, at fcontreras@albright.org  or (570) 470-4054. Cleanup of Viewmont Drive in Dickson City, with Valley Community Library, QueerNEPA and NEPA Sierra Club! Ages 13 and over.

-- Route 41 Cleanup, Avondale to Christina, Chester County - Saturday, May 21 from 9:00AM - 5:00PM. Contact Kelly McDowell, People Who Use Trash Cans at kellyfly2009@gmail.com  or (302) 222-3319. Volunteers will be given a specific section and supplies. 

-- Litter Clean up of French Creek and Schuylkill River Trail in Phoenixville, Chester County - Saturday, May 21 7:30AM - 10:30AM. Contact Beth Intoccia, Litter Lifters of West Vincent and Green Valleys Watershed, at litterliftersofwestvincent@gmail.com  or (484) 639-1067. Registration is required.

Additional events can be found on the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Calendar of Events.

For more information, visit the Pick Up Pennsylvania Program or contact Michelle Dunn, Pick Up Pennsylvania Program Coordinator, at 877-772-3673 ext. 113 or mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org.    

“Picking up litter, planting a tree or painting a park bench are simple, easy activities that most people can do and the results are immediate. We are so grateful to our volunteers and sponsors who help make our Pick Up Pennsylvania program a success year after year. We hope the momentum of cleanups and community improvements continues throughout the summer when most people spend more time enjoying the great outdoors,” said Shannon Reiter, President of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful.

2022 Pick Up Pennsylvania supporters include: The GIANT Company, GreenPrint, Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania funded by the Nisource Charitable Foundation, Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association,  Coca-Cola, Braskem, Sheetz, Giant Eagle, Mahantango

Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association, Republic Services, Vistra Energy – Luminant, Wegmans and Weis Markets.

For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful website. Click Here to become a member.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates from KPB, Like them on Facebook, Follow on Twitter, Discover them on Pinterest and visit their YouTube Channel.

Also visit the Illegal Dump Free PA website for more ideas on how to clean up communities and keep them clean and KPB’s Electronics Waste website.

Keep PA Beautiful helps mobilize over 100,000 volunteers a year to pick up litter, clean up illegal dumping and beautify Pennsylvania.

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[Posted: May 4, 2022]

5/9/2022