Part of the Rte 114 Crew: Kathy Houghton, Martha Arnold, Betsy Fowler, Sue and Jim Berg
The Grantham Garden Club under the continued enthusiastic leadership of Diane Bilotta organized the 4th annual Grantham clean up day on May the 4th which resulted in at least 75 bags hauled to the Transfer Station. The weather was cool which helped with the squatting exercise needed to pick up the debris. Some volunteers were wise enough to bring those grabber sticks. The club may purchase some for future years. The black flies even held off for a while.
As I glanced around the area where I was cleaning, it reminded me of an Easter egg hunt for toddlers. Instead of colorful eggs hiding in plain site, there were lots of beer cans and fast food bags. Also like Easter eggs hunts, our bags filled up quickly.
There were a few unusual finds this year such as a tv set and a room heater. Maryellen and Len DeJong hauled off an old Christmas tree. Claire Cofer, who joined Martha Arnold and Betsy Fowler for the clean up, found a $100 bill which she immediately donated to the club’s scholarship fund. Wow!
A picture is worth a thousand words so I’m going to let these photos tell more of the story of the fantastic volunteers. I only wish I had pictures of all 50 of them. Thank you guys!
As I glanced around the area where I was cleaning, it reminded me of an Easter egg hunt for toddlers. Instead of colorful eggs hiding in plain site, there were lots of beer cans and fast food bags. Also like Easter eggs hunts, our bags filled up quickly.
There were a few unusual finds this year such as a tv set and a room heater. Maryellen and Len DeJong hauled off an old Christmas tree. Claire Cofer, who joined Martha Arnold and Betsy Fowler for the clean up, found a $100 bill which she immediately donated to the club’s scholarship fund. Wow!
A picture is worth a thousand words so I’m going to let these photos tell more of the story of the fantastic volunteers. I only wish I had pictures of all 50 of them. Thank you guys!
11 year old Whisper and 10 year old Annabell along the Sugar River by Route 114
Annabell's mother Kate and friend Melissa
Another Rte 114 cleaner upper Jack Von Hoff who is a member of the Grantham Conservation Commission
JIm helping Sue fill up their 12th bag
Doug Houghton adding discarded beer cans to the recycle bin
Kathy meets up with Renee Gustafson at the Transfer Station. Renee gathered trash from Old Farms.
This is the fourth year that Lora and her daughter have volunteered. They have covered the same area on Rte 10 each year
GGC and GCC member Marty Gearhart helps out at Rte 10
Dave Wood who heads up the Grantham Conversation Commission was back at Rte 10 again this year.
Martha Arnold and Betsy Fowler
Anita and Wilson Rains were another Rte 114 team.
Jim Lantz made a couple of trips to the Transfer Station.
Diane Bilotta and Terri Munson
