People in Lethbridge are being asked to take 20 minutes out of their week to pick up litter in their neighborhoods in an effort to help clean up the city. The annual event will take place between April 20 to 26, and is called ‘the ‘20 Minute Makeover’, and it’s part of Pitch-In Week.

“Last year, there were around 3,500 participants. (it has been) very successful. The year before that, an estimated 1,200 participants. So, it did go up substantially,” said Andrea Vaxvick, the waste and recycling coordinator for the City of Lethbridge. “We estimate between 700 to 1000 bags of litter has been picked up around the city in the past.”

The City of Lethbridge has partnered with Pitch-In Canada and Communities in Bloom for this annual April event. Pitch-In Canada is a non-profit charity that aims to improve local communities and the environment, and will provide the garbage bags for the city to give each group of volunteers when they go out to their assigned areas to pick up litter.

The goal of the project is to show the rest of Canada that the people of Lethbridge are proud of their city and take great pride in it, and the environment. People of all ages, businesses, and local communities are being encouraged to participate.

Participants will be rewarded with a free barbeque on April 25th in the Galt Gardens. Those attending the event on April 25 should arrive at 11 a.m., where they will spend an hour cleaning up litter, followed by the barbeque and a live band to thank people for being a part of the effort.

“All that you are asked to do is to register, and you can do that very easily through the city website at www.lethbridge.ca, or you can go right to the Pitch-In website, but we do recommend just going through the city website,” said Vaxvick.

“When you think about 3,500 people out picking up litter, that’s going to make a huge impact, most of it will end up in the landfill, but (that’s) better than on our streets.”

Originally posted 2009-04-11 20:39:25. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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