City-wide Clean Up events are taking place in Green River and Rock Springs on Saturday.
Community clean-up days provide the opportunity for residents to help beautify their towns and make a difference.
Event organizers from both the Green River and Rock Springs Chambers offered the following tips for volunteers:
- Wear thick and work appropriate gloves.
- Wear clothes that you don’t mind getting a little dirty.
- Pants are a good idea to keep your legs protected.
- Wear appropriate shoes that you can walk in and be comfortable while keeping your feet protected.
- Keep safety in mind.
- Bring sunscreen! Saturday is expected to be sunny with a high in the upper 60’s or possibly even lower 70’s.
Below is information about each event.
Rock Springs
The City-Wide Clean Up event for Rock Springs is co-sponsored by the City of Rock Springs and the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce. Approximately 80 tons of trash is removed from Rock Springs during the clean up day.
Leading up to the event, volunteers can call the Chamber at 307-362-3771 or by stopping by the Chamber Office.
Erin Hastings, Administrative Assistant at the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce, says it’s best to sign up early, but volunteers can still sign up the day of the event.
“It’s a big town, so there’s plenty of room,” said Hastings. “We get an overwhelming number of volunteers, but we could always use more. The more people that take part in it, the better the effect that it’s going to have.”
The Chamber will provide volunteers with trash bags and bottles of water and will assign a clean-up area. Areas are assigned on a first-come-first-served basis.
Those who volunteer can begin cleaning their area any time in the morning.
A luncheon will be held at 1 p.m. at the Young at Heart Senior Center to thank all the volunteers for making a difference. The luncheon features a free lunch, door prizes, raffles, and prizes.
Green River
The City-Wide Clean Up event for Green River is co-sponsored by the City of Green River and the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce.
The clean up will focus on areas such as business corridors and education and recreation areas within the Green River city limits.
“Clean Up Day is just to clean up our city before the big summer tourist season. The benefit is so that we can have pride and show that Green River is a great place to visit and so that people will come back,” said Kyla Magrath, Public Relations and Marketing Specialist with the Green River Chamber of Commerce.
To begin the event, volunteers are invited to the Green River Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Center at 8:00 a.m.
Volunteers will be served a free breakfast to kick-off their day. They will also be provided with garbage bags, gloves and a free t-shirt.
Volunteers will then proceed to their assigned area and collect trash and debris until 11:00 am. Items for disposal need to be placed on the curb so that City employees can haul them to the dump.
Volunteers will also be entered into a drawing for a gardening basket. The name will be drawn during the day and the winner will be contacted.
Shredding bins will be available at the Green River Chamber from May 2nd through May 31st and on Clean Up Day. Residents are welcome to bring the materials they need shredded to the chamber during that time. Shredding services are provided on a first-come-first served basis in case the bins fill up.
Volunteers can sign up in advance or on the morning of May 14th. Volunteers may also sign up online at www.grchamber.com/pages/CleanUpDay.
For more information contact the Green River Chamber at 307-875-5711 or e-mail to [email protected].