Above: Whether you tackle a street by yourself or team up with a group, Rotary hopes you’ll help out with the community’s annual roadside Earth Day Cleanup. (images cropped from contributed photo and last year’s flyer)
The Southborough Rotary asked me to promote the annual Earth Day Cleanup event. As usual, they’re teaming up with Southborough’s DPW and encouraging the public to pitch in on cleaning up Southborough’s roadsides.
The annual event takes place the Saturday following Earth Day. This year, that’s Saturday, April 25th. (As usual, that’s at the end of the public schools’ spring break week.)
The public is invited to come by the DPW office on the morning of Saturday, April 26th (8:00 – 11:00 am) to grab safety vests, the yellow bags for collecting trash, and gloves.
If you haven’t already reserved a route, the DPW will help you select a road to clean up that day.
The morning event is capped off with a social lunch:
Following the morning’s efforts, volunteers are invited to gather at noon in front of the Southborough Library to enjoy pizza and connect with fellow community members and Rotary Club participants.
DPW trucks will make the rounds that afternoon to pick up the stuffed yellow bags left on the side of the streets.
Have a favorite spot that needs TLC? To adopt a favorite street in advance, call Southborough’s Department of Public Works at 508-485-1210 or visit the office to look at their map.
The DPW office is at 147 Cordaville Road (off the driveway for the Transfer Station).
The effort is sponsored each year by the Rotary Club of Southborough in honor of Earth Day. Rotary promotes:
This long-standing community tradition is a great opportunity to help keep Southborough clean while contributing to a shared sense of civic pride. All are welcome to join.
