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Farmington Earth Day Cleanup
FARMINGTON – The 11th annual Farmington Earth Day Volunteer Cleanup will be held on Monday, April 22. This year’s international Earth Day theme is Planet versus Plastics.
All are invited to participate in cleaning the streets, parks, waterways and trails around Farmington of plastics and other litter which can pose a threat to wildlife and the health of our land and waters.
Meet at the Pierce House, 204 Main Street, Farmington, right next to the Post Office anytime between 1 and 3 p.m. Bags and gloves will be provided by the town. The baby goats will be there to urge you on and be petted and admired. The Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset County will provide free environmentally-themed books as supplies last if the weather is fine. The Conservation Commission will have a table and can answer questions participants may have about conservation.
The highly competitive annual cleanup contest includes the following categories:
Happiest Cleanup Volunteer Group or Family
Oddest Litter Found
Most Adventurous Litter Retrieval
Most Litter Picked Up by an Individual
Most Litter Picked up by a Group or Team
To compete in a category, volunteers should submit a photo of their activity to the organizer, Jessica Casey, Director of the Farmington Public Library at: director@farmingtonlibrarymaine.org.
Ms. Casey and other volunteers will also be available to answer questions before and during the cleanup and can take photos if volunteers need help with that. Please sign in and give your name(s) and the category you’re entering with your photo when you finish.
Several Farmington downtown businesses have generously donated prizes, including gift certificates from Devaney, Doak & Garrett Booksellers, Orange Cat Cafe, Twice Sold Tales and Dunkin’. Reny’s has donated its signature sturdy reusable bags.
Everyone is welcome. Those who would like to participate but cannot make this time or location are invited to clean up as they can and can still participate in the contest by submitting their photos as above.
Volunteers wanted for Earth Day Community Project
AUBURN – Help celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up your community and winning a free meal at a local restaurant. The Optimist Club wants you to join them on Earth Day Weekend, prior to Earth Day, Monday, April 22nd, to spend at least one hour walking your neighborhood with family, friends, co-workers and a trash bag, to clear roadside trash, while enjoying some fresh air and exercise. If you are willing to commit to volunteer for this cleanup effort and want to register to win a meal at one of our local community restaurants, please contact any Optimist Club member, call 783-5269 or email gwmathews91@gmail.com. If Earth Day is not a convenient day for you to volunteer, any day prior or a few days after Earth Day Monday will work. Either way, call or email to register to win one of the many restaurant gift certificates to be given to community volunteers. If you send us a picture of your Earth Day Group, it will be posted on our Optimist website.
