The 2nd Century Alliance helped organize 50 volunteers to clean up 1.5 miles of Route 82 along the West Branch of the Brandywine Creek on September 21 in Coatesville, Chester County.

The Coatesville cleanup resulted in volunteers collecting 269 bags of litter and 26 tires and removing weeds and cigarette butts, litter and yard signs from city streets and sidewalks.

Curbside appeal was enhanced with the help of Home Depot and Coatesville and Philadelphia residents by planting bulbs and flowers in three large garden pots; ate WAWA hoagies and coffee together; made new friends and created community.

Thank you to:

-- Coatesville Police Department - Lieutenant Ollis and PA State Police Trooper Copti for providing safety detail;

-- Officer Abigail Luteri from the Fish and Boat Commission for interacting with the volunteers;

-- Coatesville VFW and Claresa Whitfield for helping with Litter Crew Ahead signs;

-- John Nielson, Supervisor for E. Fallowfield Township and Sharon Nash Yates, Supervisor tor Valley Township

-- Coatesville Area School District for sharing event with students;

-- WAWA for providing 50 hoagies, chips, donuts and coffee for the crew;

-- Wegmans for providing $250 in gift cards;

-- AJ Bloenski, Waste Connections Trash Pickup Service  tor donating 30 safety vests;

-- PennDOT for providing trash bags/ gloves, and hauling all the litter away for us;

-- Keep Chester County Beautiful and Steering committee member Kelly McDowell and her family;

-- Keep PA Beautiful for guidance and support;

-- 2nd Century Alliance and Shakira Davis for giving countless hours of creativity and plain hard work to execute a safe, effective event;

-- Coatesville city leaders - Roberta Cosentino- Asst City Manager, Vincent Miles Jr. - Govt and Public Affairs Representative, and Tiniera Turner-Green, 2nd Ward councilwoman; and

-- The following restaurants for donating gift cards - Animated Brewing Company; Kings Tavern American Restaurant; Chop House Grill; The Little Chef Restaurant 

TOGETHER we did a hard thing. Volunteer for Coatesville at a future event!

Click Here for photos from the event.

To volunteer at a Coatesville area event, contact Shakira Davis shakira@2ndCenturyAlliance.org.

Visit the 2nd Century Alliance website for more information on community activities.

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[Posted: September 25, 2024]

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