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!