The City of Douglas would like to invite citizens to volunteer to help clean up our roadsides by picking up litter and other debris by participating in the Great American Cleanup on Saturday, April 29, 2017, 8 am – 11 am. This is a great opportunity for clubs, organizations, churches, businesses, and individuals to roll up their sleeves and earn community service hours by making Douglas beautiful.
According to the Keep American Beautiful website, Keep America Beautiful’s Great American Cleanup is the nation’s largest community improvement program, engaging more than five million volunteers and participants every year to create positive change and lasting impact in local communities. Entering its 19th year in 2017, the Great American Cleanup offers structured service projects – experiential environment education, organized volunteer events and employee engagement opportunities – in more than 20,000 communities across the country.
In 2015, the work of more than 5.4 million volunteers and participants of the Great American Cleanup returned more than $175 million in measurable benefits across more than 20,000 participating communities. Great American Cleanup participants should arrive at Public Works (behind City Hall) between 8 am and 8:30 am for registration. Groups will journey around the city to various areas. Cleanup will take place at 8:30 am and last until noon. At the end of the cleanup, volunteers will be treated to a grill-out with all the fixings at the Public Works Department. For more information, dial 311, call 912-384-3302, or visit www.cityofdouglas.com.