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There are many ways to make your community clean and green.
Here are a few ways you can get involved:
Clean-ups are a great way to spruce up your street and
home. With a combined effort residents of a street can make
drastic improvements in just one day. Joining together makes
the work fun and provides the opportunity for you and your
neighbors to get to know each other. In addition, building
pride and investing in cleanup work will inspire everyone to
keep things clean all year long. For more information on how
to plan a neighborhood clean up, click
here.
Spring Move Out Project (SMOP) is a collaboration between
the City of Burlington, the University of Vermont, Recycle
North and Chittenden Solid Waste District to help people who
are moving at the end of May to recycle household items,
furniture, clothing, books and food. With a central drop off
point on Loomis Street, people are welcome to drop things
off and pick things up for their new apartments. At the end
of the day, all remaining items are donated to non-profits
for resale or appropriately recycled.
In honor of his legacy of service, CCAN annually observes
the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as “A Day On,
Not a Day Off.” Each year National Service members work with
community members to plan service projects, build
collaborations among local volunteer groups, coordinate
logistics, and publicize the day’s events. Fueled primarily
by CCAN's AmeriCorps*VISTA volunteers, this event
traditionally brings together over 150 community members and
provides over 600 hours of service to the Burlington
community. Interested in getting involved as a participant
or host a service project? Call 865-7170.
Green Up Day, a state-wide event, brings community
volunteers of all ages together to clean up Burlington’s
parks, streets and public lands. Held the first Saturday of
May, the event is family friendly and a great way to get
involved. Last year, over 469
volunteers collected over 534 bags of trash and removed over
60 graffiti tags in Burlington alone. Get
involved in the planning or volunteer to be a site leader
for this year's event. Call 865-7172 or click
here for more information.
Neighborhood Night of Success is an opportunity to learn
about and celebrate what makes Burlington a great place to
live, work and play. Community leaders are recognized for
their hard work in making Burlington a safe and wonderful
place to live. Over 100 community members have been honored
in past years. Call 865-7172. |
