Thank You Oak Ridges - 2010 Clean Up Report !
Thank you Oak Ridges volunteers – over 275 of you! Our community looks so much better with the removal of 3400 kg (7480 lb) of trash from our parks and green spaces. It was great that community groups including the Lake Wilcox P.S. Parents Council, the McLeod’s Landing Residents Association, Pathfinders and Scouts all pitched in for a cleaner community. We also salute the residents in the Worthington Ave., Nantucket Dr. and Maroon Dr. areas who rallied the troops in their neighbourhood to rid their local area of winter litter. We hope to have even more local captains next year.
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Thanks also to our terrific partners who helped make the day a success and even picking up garbage more fun. Tim Hortons provided great t-shirts, travel mugs and gloves. Nick and Mira’s No Frills donated all the food and beverages for the barbeque that the Oak Ridges Lions Club cooked to perfection. The Oak Ridges Royal Bank helped with publicity by providing the billboard on their Yonge Street lawn and sent a wonderful crew out to help on the day. The Town of Richmond Hill supplied all the garbage bags and picked up the trash on the following Monday. The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority was on hand to assist and provide lots of great information on local green spaces and stewardship tips. A full list of the event partners and sponsors is included below.
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Our Richmond Hill Councillors also provided great support as they do every year. Regional and Local Councillor Vito Spatafora, one of the initiators of the Clean Up nine years ago, provided birch and spruce seedlings for each family to help green the community. Local Councillor Greg Beros helped with publicity through an ad in the Liberal and a pre-event phone call. They also brought a lovely 
certificate from the Town in recognition of the 10th anniversary of the Clean Up and cut the celebratory cake.
Last, but not least, thanks to the volunteers who helped put the event together. It was just terrific that so many people – and even a dog - got involved. Our community is so much better for their efforts.
Of course there is always room for improvements in future years. All comments, suggestions and offers of assistance for next year’s event are welcome and encouraged. Please e-mail us at orfe@oakridgesfriendsoftheenvironment.ca
The Oak Ridges Friends of the Environment is grateful for the support of these organizations and local merchants for the 2010 Community Clean Up Day.
Clean Up Partners
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Clean Up Sponsors
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A Special Thank You to:
for their ongoing support of the Clean Up Photographer
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