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
WATCH
Brandon Taquin's visit to Jupiter Middle School to talk about Winter the dolphin's
rescue!
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 Management. Participation
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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