Green Up Day is this Saturday, May 5, and in addition to the regularly scheduled cleaning up of local roads, byways and waterways, this year will feature targeted cleanup events in local communities to help green up and clean up after Tropical Storm Irene. Here’s a roundup of targeted events.
Teen and local electronics company aim to boost participation on Green Up Day
Green Up Details for The ValleyWarren In Warren, bags are available at the town clerk's office and East Warren Community Market. Bag drop-off is at Earthwise Transfer Station or the East Warren Market from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m.on Green Up Day, along with a few other sites. For more information, call 496-2709 or email Fayston In Fayston, Nicolle Migneault is the Green Up Day coordinator; bags will be placed at street intersections a few days prior to Green Up Day, the last bag pick up is Monday morning, May 7, by the town road crew. For more information call 496-2083 or email Moretown Mike Dimotsis is the Green Up Day coordinator for Moretown. It's recommended that volunteers bring rubber boots or protective footwear, work gloves or protective hand wear, drinking water and safety glasses or goggles as well as clothing that may become dirty. Volunteers will meet at the MoretownElementary Schoolat 9 a.m.and be directed to cleanup sites. Bags will be available at the Moretown General Store. Call 496-2812 or email Waitsfield Valerie and Harrison Snapp will serve as the Green Up Day coordinators for Waitsfield. Volunteers will be assisting along theMadRiverin Waitsfield and Moretown doing riverbank cleanup, debris removal, grading, seeding and some property cleanup for local home and business owners affected by flooding. |
Inspired by the commitment of a local service-oriented teenager, Small Dog Electronics is offering a little extra motivation to “green up” areas in need of the most help on May 5, Green Up Day, by giving away products. Despite the state’s significant progress since Irene hit, Sarah Chase, 13, ofRochester,Vermont, recognized the need for further cleanup efforts in her hometown and identified Green Up Day as the perfect occasion to rally support for the job.
She enlisted the help of Small Dog Electronics by boldly cold-calling the company in search of a partner. To encourage people to volunteer their time on Green Up Day, Small Dog Electronics will be hiding various prizes in sixVermontcommunities affected by Irene:Bethel, Granville, Hancock,Hartford,PittsfieldandRochester.
“Sarah’s determination to do good for towns affected by Irene inspired us to help any way that we could,” says Don Mayer of Small Dog Electronics. “We hope people will get out and get their hands dirty on Green Up Day because these prizes will not be easy to find, but a one-in-six chance to win an iPad should be ample motivation to help ‘green up’Vermont.”
“I’ve been doing Green Up Day for as long as I can remember,” says Sarah Chase. “It was fun to ‘green up’ my road with my mom and win prizes, and that’s why I felt the need to coordinate this event and make sure it stayed fun.”
The hidden prizes will range from bags of electronic gadgets to necklaces handmade by Sarah from recycled materials. Those who find the six prizes on Green Up Day will then be entered into a grand-prize drawing for an iPad 2 courtesy of Small Dog Electronics.
“We’re expecting more people than in past years because of the iPad scavenger hunt,” said Chase. “I don’t think the prizes have ever been this big or this exciting.”
Chase was elected asRochester’s town coordinator for Green Up Day at a Town Meeting and has been promoting this year’s event more than usual. Her unique approach to the community cleanup event has led to the partnership with Small Dog Electronics as well as the formation of a new costume-related contest for this year, as the event coincides with the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo. The volunteer with the best Cinco de Mayo costume inRochesterwill receive a special prize selected by Chase.
Waitsfield Village Green Up Day
The newly formed Waitsfield Village Business Association has organized its first volunteer cleanup day in WaitsfieldVillage. Members are asking all residents and business owners in WaitsfieldVillageand any other willing helpers to participate in Green Up Vermont Day. Volunteers will meet behind the Artisans’ Gallery on Bridge Streetand work from 8to 11 a.m.Volunteers will be raking, washing and doing lots of sweeping. Email
Moretown’s Green/Cleanup Day
The cleanup is slated for Saturday, May 5,9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Volunteers are needed to repair the damage to the scenery of theMadRivercorridor, gardens and yards of the village floodplain.
Residents and nonresidents alike are invited to join a work crew at theMoretownElementary School. Volunteers should bring their choice of gloves, rakes, clippers, pruning saws, etc. Trucks, Bobcats and chainsaws (with skilled volunteers) will be helpful.
A chili feast for the volunteers takes place at12:30 p.m.offered by the Mad River Neighborhood Association. The feast includes donations from the Red Hen Bakery, Green Mountain Coffee and Ben & Jerry’s.
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