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Great American Cleanup 2012
on Earth Day weekend
Saturday, April 21
with additional dates

Volunteer for these cleanup and beautification projects to improve the community and preserve our precious environmental resources...

Pre-register by contacting the
site/volunteer coordinators listed for each site below .
Scroll down to view a site near you!

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Thank you to the 2012 Local Corporate Sponsors:
The Solid Waste Authority
Veolia Environmental Services
Publix Super Market Charities
Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, Attorneys at Law
Waste Management

      Watch the famous "Crying Indian PSA"
Make plans now to join thousands of volunteers of all ages across America who will be taking part in efforts to clean up and improve their local communities. In celebration of Earth Day month, local activities of the Great American Cleanup include a massive removal of litter and illegal dumping from our public spaces - neighborhoods, roadways, waterways, parks, schools, etc. Additional community improvement activities may include tree plantings, recycling activities, painting over of graffiti or run-down buildings, etc.

Demonstrate your individual responsibility by taking part in this annual effort to make Palm Beach County neighborhoods and public spaces a safe, more enjoyable place to live, work and play!

The Great American Cleanup, a project of Keep America Beautiful, is coordinated locally by Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful Inc. and the Solid Waste Authority.


Community Service Hours Given!
Commemorative t-shirts or other promotional items free to volunteers while supplies last.


*Denotes Litter Cleanup

Unless otherwise indicated, events generally begin at 8:00 a.m. but times may vary. Contact the Site Coordinators below for details.


Saturday, March 24

Carlin Park  - Beach Cleanup
Volunteer Coordinator: Bonnie Brent (561) 262-6868
Managed by the Palm Beach County Seminole Club


Saturday, March 31

Lake Worth

Snook Islands and the Lake Worth Municipal Golf Course
Meet at in front of the  Lake Worth Municipal Golf Course Club House
7th Avenue North and Intracoastal
Volunteer Coordinator:  Ted Brownstein (561) 585-2958
Managed by the Lake Worth Kiwanis Club

Jupiter Inlet Colony

*Jupiter Inlet Colony Beach Cleanup
Meet at beach crosswalks - north and south paths and Beach Club
Volunteer Coordinator: Jackie Mulrow (561) 746-4771


Saturday, April 14

Boynton Beach

*Forest Park Neighborhood - cleanup of Seacrest Blvd corridor south of Boynton Beach Blvd and north of Woolbright Road
Meet at Boynton Beach Library
208 S. Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach
Volunteer Coordinator: Shella O'Brien  (561) 685-2909
Managed by Forest Park Neighborhood Association

Riviera Beach

*Monroe Heights and Surrounding Areas
Meet at Monroe Heights Park - 25th Street & Avenue M, Riviera Beach
Volunteer Coordinator:  Bernice Wooten (561) 309-3370
Managed by Neighbors United of Riviera Beach


Saturday, April 21
"Official" Great American Cleanup Day - the day before Earth Day

Boca Raton

*Watergate Estates  start time 9:00 a.m.
Meet at 10660 Sandalfoot Blvd., Boca Raton  33428
Volunteer Coordinator: Michael Walsh
Managed by Watergate Estates and PBSO 

*Sandalfoot Cove  start time 8:30 a.m.
Meet at 8939 SW 7, Boca Raton 33433
Volunteer Coordinator: D/S Roboam Trimino
Managed by PBSO and Sandalfoot Cove HOA

Delray Beach

* Sandoway House Beach Cleanup
Meet at Sandoway House Nature Center - 142 South Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach
Volunteer Coordinator: Danielle Beardsley   (561) 243-7277
Managed by the City of Delray Beach Parks and Recreation Department and  Sandoway House Nature Center

Cason Community Garden at Cason United Methodist Church  start time 9:00 a.m.
342 N. Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach
Garden is west of building on SW corner of Lake Ida Rd and Swinton Ave.
Garden Cleanup and closing for the season
Volunteer Coordinator: Candy Evans
Managed by Cason United Methodist Church

Boynton Beach

*Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge start time 10:00 -11:30 a.m.
Lee Road Litter Cleanup
Meet at the Visitor Center  10216 Lee Road, Boynton Beach
Volunteer Coordinator: Steve Horowitz (561) 637-9751
Managed by the Friends of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

*Boat Club Park - 2010 North Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, (Mangrove and under Pier Cleanup)
Volunteer Coordinator: Carol Moran (561) 707-5660
Managed by the Boynton Beach Fishing Club

*Homes at Lawrence Neighborhood
Meet at lake at Glenwood Drive and Willow Springs Circle by stop sign
Volunteer Coordinator: Easemera Brown-Augustus (561) 433-8638
Managed by Homes at Lawrence Homeowners Association

Lantana

*San Castle Community
Meet at First Baptist Church of Hypoluxo - 7479 Overlook Road, Lantana
Volunteer Coordinator: Tammy Dover (561) 585-6463
Managed by San Castle Community and First Baptist Church of Hypoluxo

Lake Worth

*Bryant Park land cleanup and
Kayak cleanup of Snook Islands
Meet at Bryant Park  (Ramp entrance is 170 Golfview Road, Lake Worth)
***Must have your own kayak to participate in Snook Island Cleanup
Volunteer Coordinator: Ian Esplin (561) 307-1733
Managed by Kayak Lake Worth

*Lake Worth Beach  start time 8:30 a.m.
Meet at Lake Worth Beach bus stop shelter on promenade along beach - south side of Kreusler Park.
Volunteer Coordinator: Carolyn Deli (561) 586-4999
Managed by Highland Elementary's Community Spirit Group, Patrols and Girl Scouts

*Coconut Road Cleanup
Meet at 4090 Coconut Road, Lake Worth
Volunteer Coordinator: Quetel Osterval (561) 254-2869
Managed by Palm Beach County HECA

*South Grade Elementary's Community Litter Cleanup
Meet at front of school - 716 S. "K" Street, Lake Worth
Volunteer Coordinator: Nicole Cano (561) 324-2977
Managed by South Grade Elementary School

*Cleanup 3 mile radius of Lake Worth West Community Center
Meet at 4730 Maine Street, Lake Worth
Volunteer Coordinator: Hilda Wudkiewicz (561) 649-9600
Managed by Lake Worth West Resident Planning Group

Palm Springs

*Purdy Lane from Kirklane Elementary School to Military Trail & surrounding areas
Meet at Kirklane Elementary School
Volunteer Coordinator: Allison Cohen (561) 512-1817
Managed by BLAST Women of the Palm Beaches

Greenacres

*City of Greenacres cleanup 
Meet at Community Center 501 Swain Blvd., Greenacres
Volunteer Coordinator: Carlos Cedeno (561) 642-2074
Managed by City of Greenacres

Lake Clarke Shores

*Lake Clarke Shores Waterway Cleanup
Meet at Boat Ramps at east end of Barbados Road
Volunteer Coordinator: Anna Yeskey (561) 954-1515
Managed by the Town of Lake Clarke Shores

Palm Beach

*Phipps Ocean Beach Park  start time 9:00 a.m.
2185 S. Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach
1.6 miles north of Lake Worth Beach on A1A - south of fire station.
Register at picnic area in south entrance to park.
Volunteer Coordinator: Joanne Squires (561) 627-5506
Managed by the Parrotheads for the Palm Beaches

Southern Blvd. Causeway
Meet at east side of Southern Blvd., over the bridge into the island of Palm Beach
Volunteer Coordinator:  Tami Sahin  
Managed by theWest Palm 100

West Palm Beach

*Summa Beach
Meet at the corner of South Flagler Drive and Summa Street., West Palm Beach
Volunteer Coordinator: Robert Norvell (561) 296-0759
Managed by the
South End Neighborhood

*Gaines Park
Volunteer Coordinator:  Kim Winter (561) 683-5710
Managed by JCPenney Store - Palm Beach Mall

*Parker Avenue Cleanup
Meet at 2015 Parker Avenue, West Palm Beach
Volunteer Coordinator: Mathieu Baptiste (561) 502-2166
Managed by United Haitian Baptist Church

*Palm Beach Lakes to Okeechobee Blvd
Meet at Veteran Services of America Office 705 11th Street, West Palm Beach
Volunteer Coordinator: Daniel Margolis (561) 613-1181
Managed by Veteran Services of America

*Pleasant City Cleanup start time 9:00 a.m.
Spruce Avenue between 15th and 25th Streets
Meet at 2620 North Australian Ave, Suite 100-F, WPB
Volunteer Coordinator: Denise Hails (561) 714-5652
Managed by D Hails Community Enhancement Services

*Northwood Hills
Meet at 39th Court and Westview Avenue intersection by the Banyan tree
Volunteer Coordinator: Sid Madeen (561) 459-7601
Managed by the Northwood Hills Neighborhood Association

*Townhouse Court Estates Neighborhood Cleanup
Meet at the corner of 36th Street & Electronic Way, West Palm Beach
Volunteer Coordinator: Thomas McKissack (561) 718-2505

*Roosevelt Estates Neighborhood Cleanup
Meet at Westward Elementay School
Volunteer Coordinator:  Rhonda Barona (561) 804-4906
Managed by the City of West Palm Beach and Roosevelt Estates

*Old Trail Community
Meet at 4664 Alberta Avenue, West Palm Beach
Volunteer Coordinator: Ilene Long (561) 683-1837

*Lake Belvedere Estates
Meet at Lake Belvedere Estates Park
Volunteer Coordinator: Andrew Barricklow (561) 889-6746

Westgate Community
Meet at the Westgate Park and Recreation Center - 3691 Oswego Avenue, West Palm Beach
Volunteer Coordinator: Deputy Matt Wood
Managed by
PBSO and the Westgate/Belvedere Homes CRA

*Myla Lane, Myrtle Lane and West Drive Neighborhood, West Palm Beach  start time 9:00 a.m.
Meet at Myla Lane and West Drive
Volunteer Coordinator:  Cpl Brian G. Cullen
Managed by
PBSO

*Plantation Mobile Home Park - 1700 Block of Meridian Road
Meet at Okeechobee Blvd and Meridian Road, West Palm Beach
Volunteer Coordinator: Deputy Jessica Valencia
Managed by
PBSO

Okeeheelee Park cleanup
Meet at Wildcat or Boy Scout Circle located at the very north end of the park. Drive as far north (no turns) until the very end; then take a right.
Volunteer Coordinator:  Wendy Stacy

Wellington

Block Island Park and Riverside Neighborhood - Cleanup and Landscaping of Park  start time 9:00 a.m.
Meet at 1250 Block Island Road
Volunteer Coordinator: Kim Henghold (561) 791-4137
Managed by the Village of Wellington 

Royal Palm Beach

*Village roads, parks and right of ways
Meet at Recreation Center 100 Sweet Bay Lane, Royal Palm Beach 

Volunteer Coordinator: Michael Cheatham (561) 790-5199
Managed by the Village of Royal Palm Beach

The Acreage

*Avocado Blvd between Persimmon and Orange Blvd
Meet at Indian Train Improvement District Administrative Office
13476 61st. Streen North, West Palm Beach 33412
Volunteer Coordinator: Autumn Oliveras (561) 793-0874
Managed by Indian Trail Improvement District

Loxahatchee Groves

*Road cleanup - Okeechobee Blvd from 162nd Street east to Folsom Road
Meet at 16020 Okeechobee Blvd., Loxahatchee on sidewalk near Loxahatchee Grove Elementary School Sign

Volunteer Coordinator: Marge Herzog (561) 818-9114
Managed by the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners' Association

Riviera   Beach

Phil Foster Park - underwater and park shoreline cleanup  *** Diver registration 7:30 a.m.
Meet by the playground at picnic table 
Volunteer Coordinator:  Shana Phelan   (561) 840-8750
Managed by Pura Vida Divers

Palm Beach Shores

Palm Beach Shores Beach
Meet at the dune crossover east end of Edwards Lane between the Marriott and Seaspray Motel
Volunteer Coordinator:  Barb and Chuck Platner   (561) 848-0559
Managed by the Palm Beach Shores Property Owners Association

North Palm Beach

*John D. MacArthur Beach State Park - beach cleanup
10900 Jack Nicklaus Drive, North Palm Beach
Meet in Nature Center
Volunteer Coordinator: Megan Harris (561) 624-6970 or Art Carton (561) 624-6970
Managed by MacArthur Beach State Park

*John D. MacArthur Beach State Park - kayak and canoe cleanup
Meet at South Kayak Launch area on A1A
Volunteer Coordinator: James Kramer (561) 626-1043
Managed by Palm Beach Pack and Paddle Club

*Pleasant Ridge Neighborhood and Juno Park
Litter Removal and Landscape cleanup
Meet at Osceola Park at Pleasant Drive and Osceola Road
Volunteer Coordinator: Nancy Lodise (561) 627-7528
Managed by Pleasant Ridge POA, Inc.

Palm Beach Gardens

*Evergrene Community Cleanup
Meet at Evergrene Clubhouse - 650 Evergrene Parkway, Palm Beach Gardens
Volunteer Coordinator: Shannon Bothwell (561) 762-2135
Managed by Evergrene Community

*Cabana Colony Neighborhood
Meet at Cross Community Church 2575 Lone Pine Road, Palm Beach Gardens
Volunteer Coordinator: Gina Mobilian (561) 398-1978
Managed by Cross Community Church

Juno Beach

*Juno Dunes Natural Area 14200 South US Hwy 1, Juno Beach
Located on the west side of US Hwy 1,  1/2 mile north of Donald Ross Rd.
Meet in the Juno Dunes Natural Area Oceanfront Tract parking lot inside Loggerhead Park. Upon entering Loggerhead Park from US Highway 1, turn left and follow road to end - Juno Dunes parking area is on the left. Look for white county trucks to locate volunteer staging area.
Volunteers will be removing litter along interior sections and roadways (not a beach cleanup). Wear pants, t-shirts, hiking boots or sneakers. Volunteers will be cleaning in palmetto and mangrove areas so be prepared for dirty and muddy conditions.

Volunteer Coordinator: Ann Mathews (561) 233-2426
Managed by Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management

Jupiter

Carlin Park  - Beach Cleanup
Meet at Pavilions east side
Volunteer Coordinator: Lourdes Avellana (561) 796-2873
Managed by  Pratt & Whitney

*Cleanup with canoes and kayaks - Burt Reynolds Park
Meet at River Center

Volunteer Coordinator: Melissa Johnson (561)743-7123
Managed by the Loxahatchee River Center

Abacoa Greenway
Meet by Starbucks SW corner Publix Shopping Center corner of Donald Ross & Central Blvd
Volunteer Coordinator: Sam Payson (561) 627-0362

Managed by Abacoa Greenway Committee

*Roadway Cleanup - Indiantown Road & Alternate A1A to Old Dixie Highway
Meet at NE corner in parking lot at Alt A1A and Indiantown Road
Volunteer Coordinator: Kevin Jackson (954) 805-0834
Managed by the Jupiter Tequesta Repeater Group

*Heights of Jupiter Neighborhood 
Meet at Heights of Jupiter Park Pavilion
Volunteer Coordinator: Edie Gentile (561) 744-7016
Managed by Heights of Jupiter

*Pine Gardens North Neighborhood - Loxahatchee Dr, Hugh Street and Center Street
Meet at Old Dixie Cafe
Volunteer Coordinator: Joanna Aiken (561) 697-2700 ext. 4701
Managed by Pine Gardens North Neighborhood

*Pine Gardens South Neighborhood - borders include Loxahatchee Dr., Toney Penna, Indiantown Rd., & Old Dixie Hwy ***Meet at Pine Gardens South Park - 601 S. Loxahatchee Drive, Jupiter
Volunteer Coordinator: Jim and Annie Aiken (561) 889-4059
Managed by Pine Gardens South Neighborhood

*Pine Gardens North and South and Dixie Highway, Jupiter
Volunteer Coordinator: George Strasdas   (561) 310-6233
Managed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

*Jupiter River Estates
Meet at Park Bench at 206 S. Caloosahatchee Avenue, Jupiter
Volunteer Coordinator: Danny Laisure (772) 286-1918
Managed by Jupiter River Estates Neighborhood

*Perimeter of Indian Creek - Litter, Painting and Edging project
Meet at Central Blvd. and Indian Creek Drive East, Jupiter
Volunteer Coordinator: Scott Rispaud (561) 346-7771
Managed by NEAT Team - Indian Creek

Tequesta

Coral Cove Park   start time 9:00 a.m.
Volunteer Coordinator:-   William Djubin (561) 308-8848
Managed by Ocean Rehab Initiative, Inc., Jupiter Middle School Treehuggers, Jupiter Tequesta Junior Women's Club 
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Belle Glade

*Martin Luther King Blvd to 12th Street, West Palm Beach
Meet at Loading Ramp
Volunteer Coordinator: Hydn Rousseau (561) 318-8592
Managed by Operation Move Foward

South Bay

*City of South Bay - cleanup throughout City
Meet at Tanner Park 105 Palm Beach Road, South Bay
Volunteer Coordinator: Edgar Kerr (561) 261-6576
Managed by the City of South Bay

Pahokee

*Pahokee Litter Cleanup
Meet at 360 E. Main Street, Pahokee
Volunteer Coordinator: Kokeysia Foster (561) 924-7685
Managed by City of Pahokee


Sunday, April 22 - Earth Day

Loxahatchee Groves

*JW Corbett Wildlife Management Area - South Check
11895 Seminole Pratt Whitney Road
Volunteer Coordinator: Katie Roscoe (561) 624-6989
Managed by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Florida Sportsmen"s Conservation Assoc.

Juno Beach

Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Meet at back gate. Park in Loggerhead Marinelife Center Parking Lot
Volunteer Coordinator:  Debbie Smith (561) 578-3089
Managed by the BlueFriends of Loggerhead Marinelife Center

Jupiter

*Underwater cleanup of coral reefs in Jupiter - start time 1:00 p.m.
Divers please email or call for further details
Meet at Jupiter Dive Center
Volunteer Coordinator: Veronica Benzinger (516) 697-8502
Managed by Jupiter Drift Divers


Saturday, April 28

Boca Raton

*Spanish River Park - cleanup of beach along ocean and intracoastal coastline
3001 N. Ocean Blvd.
Boca Raton, Fl  33432
Meet at Spanish River Park Pavilion #7
Volunteer Coordinator: Susan Elliott
Call or email to pre-register (561) 338-1542  or  selliott@myboca.us
Pre-registration is required for groups and individuals.
Rain or Shine! Space is limited.
Youth under 18 must be supervised by an adult.

***Event will take place at:
Managed by Gumbo Limbo Nature Center

Boynton Beach

*Ocean Inlet (Boynton Inlet) Park 
6990 N. Ocean Blvd., Ocean Ridge
Meet at the Picnic Tables near concession stand west side of road
Volunteer Coordinator: Robyn Halasz (561) 846-1351
Managed by the SeaAngels

Lantana

*Underwater cleanup of coral reefs (Boynton Ledges) and Beach Cleanup -
Divers MUST RSVP by email or phone and will receive further details.
*Beach Cleanup meet at Lantana Beach Municipal Park picnic table
Managed by PalmBeach HammerHeads Dive Club
Volunteer Coordinator: Lynora Mae  (561) 707-0000

North Palm Beach

*Lakeside Park/Munyon Island in the Lake Worth Lagoon
Meet at Lakeside Park, North Palm Beach, in the *Tiki shelter
Managed by Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources ManagementParticipation at this site is for individuals, families or groups who want to do a land-based cleanup at Lakeside Park or travel by boat to Munyon Island.  Private boaters are welcome to meet at Lakeside Park to register and pick up supplies.   REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO 100.   PLEASE CONTACT THE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR to PRE-REGISTER.
Volunteer Coordinator:  ALYSSA DODD 561-233-2448

Juno Beach

*Beach Cleanup - Colony Walkover North to Juno Beach Pier start time 8:30 a.m.
Meet at City of Juno Beach Town Center 340 Ocean Drive, Juno Beach 33408
Volunteer Coordinator: Krista Cromwell (561) 626-1122
Managed by the Town of Juno Beach

Belle Glade

*Boys and Girls Club - 350 SW 10th Street, Belle Glade
Volunteer Coordinator:  Deputy Jessie Moreland
Managed by PBSO and Boys and Girls Club


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Phone (561) 686-6646
Fax (561) 686-6642
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