Litter Lifters Of West Vincent, Keep PA Beautiful Young Ambassador Kaelyn Stek Plan, Carry Out Litter Cleanup In Chester County

“The Luck of the Irish” was with the Litter Lifters of West Vincent March 16 at our litter cleanup event of Route 401/202 interchange in Malvern! 

With the sun shining on our faces, 25 volunteers worked for 2 hrs and removed 85 bags of litter.  

Shoutout to: Kaelyn Stek-Young Ambassador with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful for her help in planning; East Whiteland Fire Company /Gary McCusker and East Whiteland Police Department /Chief Yeager for providing top notch safety support; WAWA for making hoagies for our volunteers; East Whiteland Township for inviting their residents to participate and Larry Iaccio- Director of Park and Rec; Rachael Griffith- director of Sustainability for Chester County Planning Commission; students from Villa Maria Academy High School; Great Valley School District NHS students; Pete Goodman from Valley Forge Chapter of Trout Unlimited; Jim Scaperotto for managing the litter crew ahead signs; Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Chester county office for hauling all the piles away for us; volunteers who showed up to work. 

This is a perfect example of many groups coming together to solve a problem. 

In this case, a huge litter  problem at a busy interchange. We helped protect the Valley creek and wildlife habitat.  We made a good dent in the volume of litter that was a horrific eyesore. 

We all use these roads- we all need to keep them clean! 

Visit the Litter Lifters of West Vincent webpage for information on how you can become involved.

Volunteer For Pick Up PA!

Volunteer now or organize your own cleanup through the 2024 Pick Up Pennsylvania Initiative!  Questions on organizing a cleanup should be directed to Michelle Dunn at 1-877-772-3673 Ext. 113 or send email to: mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org.

(Contributed by Litter Lifters of West Vincent)

[Posted: March 19, 2024]  PA Environment Digest