Pitch-In Smiths Falls
April 17 - May 2, 2010
"Operation Clean Sweep"
See some photos. If you have other Pitch In photos to share, send them along.
2010 Results
- 1397 people participated
- including 15 community groups and 7 schools
- collecting 214 bags of garbage
- and 26 bags of recyclables
- and lots of other junk
- cleaning up over 35 sites across Smiths Falls
Thank you to all of the 2010 Participants!
Community Groups 585 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Cadets And Everyone Else... Thank you to everyone who participated, including those who did not contact us, and especially those who pick up year round. Your community needs people like you! |
Schools Chimo Elementary Individuals and Families Bracken Begley Davidson Family |
To see a PDF file of general and safety instructions, and group leader report sheet, click here.
Some of the junk collected by SFDCI students in 2009.
Background
Pitch-in Smiths Falls is a community wide litter cleanup coordinated by REAL. Public and highly visible sites, such as parks, and road allowances, are identified by REAL and groups or individuals assigned to clean that site. Garbage bags, other supplies and safety instructions are provided. REAL records the number of participants and the number of bags of recyclable and other garbage collected for comparison from year to year.
REAL is working with the Town of Smiths Falls and others to find other measures that will reduce our litter problem.
2009 marked the eighth year for this community wide effort, although REAL has participated in spring cleanups and encouraged other residents to do so since 1989 through Pitch-in Canada, a national organization founded in British Columbia.
See our Pitch-In 2006 Scrapbook.
See Pitch-In Canada site.
