Media Release
BRIDGETON CITY COUNCIL HEADS UP COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH
Headed up by Bridgeton Council President Ed Bethea, volunteers are invited to join friends and colleagues at the Marino Center for an 8:30 am breakfast followed by the handing-out of T-Shirts for all volunteers who will also receive clean-up assignments for the day.
“2020 has been a hard and challenging year in a lot of ways including from the recent hurricane that impacted our area. The result has been an incredible amount of loose trash and litter on the streets and byways of Bridgeton. I am calling on all civic-minded residents to consider joining us for a few hours because we can have a big impact if we work together to clean things up” said Bethea.
In addition to breakfast and T-shirts, volunteers will be provided with traffic safety vests, gloves, bags, and litter sticks. Volunteers will be asked to tie-up filled bags and leave them at the nearest street corner for pick-up by Bridgeton’s Public Work’s Department.
“Whether speaking with a resident through the week or at Council meetings, one ongoing complaint always seems to be the amount of trash and litter in the community. My hope is that many of the same people who take the time to regularly highlight the problem will also dedicate a little time on Saturday to being part of the solution” Bethea said.
The Bridgeton Community-Wide Clean-Up will begin at 9:30am and run until 2:30pm. A free breakfast will be provided beginning at 8:30am at the Marino Center.
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