Click on the link below to read about a recent Commercial Appeal article about Clean Memphis.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/sep/15/an-educated-quest/Cypress Creek Cleanup with MUS

If you’re familiar with McKellar Lake, you know how bad the trash situation is there. If you aren’t, you should come volunteer just to see it. A large portion of the trash that finds its way onto the streets of Memphis gets swept down storm drains that drain into Nonconnah Creek. Nonconnah Creek, in turn, empties into McKellar. The flood this summer conveniently placed most of this trash on the banks of the lake, so there’s plenty of work to be done. We’ll be cleaning up and recycling what we can.

The cleanup will start at 8am and end around 10. The entrance for parking is at the corner of Jack Carley Causeway and W Trigg Ave (see map below). You’ll see cars parked on the other side of the tracks there. You’ll want to wear/bring: Long pants, hard soled shoes/boots (absolutely NO sandals or open-toed shoes), a water bottle (we will have some water available), bug spray, and an attitude to take care of some serious trash.

Clean Memphis is supporting the great efforts of the University of Memphis and City Beautiful on this cleanup, which they’ve been conducting monthly. If you have any questions or would like to RSVP, email Colton at ccockrum@memphis.edu Hope to see you Saturday!

Lend a hand in helping clean the residential neighborhood surrounding City University School and Dunn Elementary!

Registration starts at Springdale Baptist Church at 8:30 AM. We’ll head out from there at 9:00 to clean a large section of the neighborhood, and rendezvous back at the church for free lunch from noon to 1:00. Rain or shine!

Come out to Overton Park to clean up, remove invasive plants, and help with other beautification activities in Midtown’s historic and popular Overton Park.

Join Clean Memphis and the Hickory Hill Community Center for a cleanup project on the community center grounds.

Volunteer check in at 8 AM.   All supplies provided.  Wear closed toed shoes.

If you would like to join us for this clean-up please meet at 1680 Jackson (VECA) at 10:00 AM on June 11, 2011. This is event will last until 1:00 PM.

Our mobile sweep team will meet at Benjamin Hooks Library  at 10:00 AM on May 27, 2011. This event will end at 1:00 pm.

Please join us for clean-up in the Hickory Hill area! This event will take place on May 21,2011 and will begin at 10:00 a.m. and end at 1:00 p.m.

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