02 Apr 2003           

In a continuing effort to improve the environment and provide a safer and cleaner quality of life in Clermont County, the Clermont 20/20 Clean and Green Collaborative has announced an ambitious goal of recruiting at least 500 volunteers for this spring's major litter pick-up and clean-up effort set for Saturday, April 26.

Both Cindy Jenkins, Executive Director of Clermont 20/20, and Kelly Flannery, Chair of the Clean and Green Collaborative agreed that, "with four consecutive years of successful growth, and the ongoing environmental challenges we face, this fifth year should reflect an unprecedented turn-out of the individual volunteers, organizations, and the Clermont County business community."

Volunteers who participate in picking up the litter along Clermont County's roads and streams on Saturday morning, April 26, will arrive at one of four designated meeting places for indoctrination and then move on to sites selected for clean-up.

There are staging areas that have been identified throughout Clermont County. Volunteers will meet at these respective areas at 9:00 a.m. on April 26^th and leave from those locations for the pick-up. Lunch will be provided to volunteers beginning at 11:30 at the same locations.

The following sites have been selected as gathering places for volunteers to meet on Saturday, April 26, with the possibility that more may be added:

• Amelia: Amelia United Methodist Church, corner of Main St. and Church Street
• Withamsville: including State Rt. 125 & I-275 Interchange: St. Thomas More Parish, 800 Ohio Pike
• New Richmond: Colonel's Pizza,1101 Front Street, New Richmond
• Milford: Municipal Bldg. parking lot, 745 Center Street
• Union Township: Veteran's Park, Glen Este-Withamsville Road and Clough Pike
• Miami Township: Administration Building, 5900 McPicken Drive
• Tri-Township, including Wayne, Stonelick, Jackson-Owensville: Pattison Park, located one mile west of Owensville on Rt. 50
• Bethel: Burke Park
• Felicity: South Park, SR133 next to Fire House
• Batavia Township: Batavia Town Hall, 2401 Old State Route 32
• Pierce Township: Park across from Administration Building at 950 Locust Corner Road
• Williamsburg: Community Center

Residents, organizations, and businesses who would like to demonstrate their concern, interest, and willingness to help protect Clermont County's environment by volunteering their time and/or other resources, are asked to contact Dave Strubbe, Clermont 20/20 Clean and Green Coordinator at (513) 753-9222 or by email at: