Leah M. Vanden Busch
Special to the Glacier City Gazette
Volunteers from the Lions Club ferry trash across Glacier Creek during the 2015 Girdwood Clean Up.
It’s time for a little spring cleaning, both inside and outside of your home. Join us on Saturday May 7 to help clean up Girdwood’s creeks and streets. Come to Lions Club Park any time between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to pick up trash bags and gloves before venturing out to collect litter throughout the community. When your trash bags are full, drop them back off at the park and warm up with a BBQ lunch provided for volunteers. The most dedicated trash collectors will be awarded with one of the many prizes generously donated by our local businesses.
The Girdwood Clean Up Day is a collaborative effort combining an annual creek clean up event organized by the Anchorage Waterways Council and the citywide clean up organized by the Municipality of Anchorage and Anchorage School District. Last year, about 30 volunteers collected enough trash to fill two pick-up trucks to the brim! Since all of Girdwood’s creeks flow directly into Turnagain Arm, it’s imperative that we clean up the trash in the ditches and on the streets before it adds to the garbage accumulating in the Gulf of Alaska and along Alaska coastlines. We hope to see you on Saturday, May 7 from 10-2 at Lions Club Park to help beautify Girdwood.