Join us at the 1st Annual Richmond Graffiti & Litter CleanUp Day
On Saturday June 16, 9am to 1pm, help pick up litter on Hawthorne Blvd and Division St in the Richmond neighborhood (between SE 29th and 50th/52nd Aves.), clean up graffiti at residential intersections people have “adopted”, and at locations along Hawthorne and Division in Richmond.
This event is sponsored by the Richmond Neighborhood Association, KINK Radio’s “Paint the Town Green” event, Metro, SE Uplift District Coalition, the Division-Clinton Business Association, Hawthorne Blvd Business Association, and the City of Portland’s Graffiti Abatement Program and Keep it Pretty Rose City anti-litter campaign.
Check-in at Central Christian Church, 1844 SE Cesar Chavez Blvd.
Team Leaders check in at 8:15 AM; volunteers check in at 9 AM. Coffee & snacks provided. After short training and safety talk. Cleanup starts at 9:45ish AM. Volunteers under 18 need an accompanying parent or guardian to register for them.
We Need Team Leaders: Email allen_field@yahoo.com if you can help as a Team Leader. If you have participated in a SOLVE event before and comfortable giving directions to people, you’re qualified.
What to wear and bring: CleanUp will take place rain or shine. Check the weather forecast and dress accordingly. Open-toe shoes not recommended. All supplies needed to pick up litter and clean graffiti will be provided.
What you will be doing and where:
Litter Teams: On Hawthorne, there will be 4 Teams picking up litter, cigarette butts and sharps, and 4 Teams on Division. On each street, 2 Teams will walk west from Cesar Chavez Blvd to 29th Ave and 2 Teams will walk east from Cesar Chavez to 50th or 52nd, with 1 Team on the north side of the street and the other Team on the south side. Each of the 8 Teams will have a Team Leader. Metro will be collecting bags of litter at designated corners.
Graffiti: If you want to focus on graffiti - - either "adopting" an intersection in Richmond near where you live OR help cleaning or painting over graffiti on utility poles on Hawthorne and Division - - we’ll give you the supplies, training, and help to remove graffiti. Please register. on this seprate Graffiti Sign Up form if you want to focus on graffiti, so we can assess the amont of supplies we need and can create a map of intersections being "adopted."
Lunch / raffle prizes: Coffee & breakfast snacks and lunch provided. Raffle with prizes donated by local businesses during lunch.