Look What Groups of Volunteers are Accomplishing with the Community Pride Cleanup Supply Trailer.

Over the weekend of April 4 and April 5, volunteers from Ft. Mckinley Church at 3721 W. Siebenthaler Ave. borrowed the Community Pride Cleanup Supply Trailer (supply trailer) to help with their Project Neighborhood event.  A group of 33 volunteers reached out to the surrounding neighborhood to clean up debris and help some residents spruce up their yards.  Overall, 4,000 pounds of debris and 432 pounds of tires were removed from a 15 block area. Ft. Mckinley borrowed the supply trailer to go back into the neighborhood once in June, twice in August and once in September.  These events brought together 195 volunteers, gathering 16,900 pounds of trash, cleaning five illegal dumpsites, painting two houses, recycling over 800 pounds of metal along with mowing and yard work for 20 homes.   

Rebuilding Together Dayton borrowed the supply trailer over the last weekend in April to complete a project in the Highview Hill neighborhood in Dayton.  A group of 93 volunteers removed 8,000 pounds of trash; 1,440 pounds of tires and planted four flats of flowers.  Thank you to Waste Management for the donation of a roll off and waste disposal.  The picture tells the story! Rebuilding Together Dayton went back to the Highview Hills neighborhood with the supply trailer twice in July with 53 volunteers removing 650 pounds of debris while painting two houses and one garage.

A group of eight Dayton Dragons employees borrowed the supply trailer on the hot afternoon of May 21.  Appropriately enough, these volunteers spruced up the First Dayton Little League (FDLL) Baseball Fields located off of Crown Ave. in Dayton.  They mowed several ball fields within this 19 acre complex, weeded the fence lines and dugouts and spread mulch within the dugouts.  Simon Denby of FDLL remarked “The folks that came to clean up did a great job. I am grateful for their labor and integrity in making our First Dayton Complex look like a baseball field.  Revitalizing First Dayton Complex has been an intensive task,so we are very pleased with your help.  Thanks to all that made this happen in our community for our children”. 

The Twin Towers Neighborhood Association has been very busy in their neighborhood this spring.  Besides completing several neighborhood litter cleanups and beautification of the traffic circles, they borrowed the supply trailer for the long Memorial Day weekend.  This group of 25 volunteers picked up 400 pounds of litter, removed three junk cars, restored playgrounds, mowed 23 yards and 15 vacant lots, collected 50 tires all over the weekend.  Twin Towers Neighborhood Association borrowed the supply trailer in July for their “Alley Sweep” coordinated and supported by the City of Dayton.  In July, 28 volunteers removed 26,316 pounds of debris, 130 tires and 800 pounds of yard waste.  

On June 5th, United Way’s Day of Action, KMCB teamed up with volunteers from Rieck Services and took the supply trailer to Golden Gate Park in the city of Brookville.  Utilizing supplies from the supply trailer, we mulched walking trails and cleared a wooded area to allow for picnic tables. This project had been on the Park Department’s list of projects for some time, but limited resources prohibited the project completion until we stepped in. 

On June 18 and June 22, high school students in the Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math/Medicine program assisted Habitat for Humanity homeowners on Miami Chapel Rd.   The students replaced light bulbs (using the new energy saving bulbs), replaced aerators in sinks, removed yard debris, planted 168 flowers and mulched. 

Dayton Urban Ministries swept through the Otterbein Estates neighborhood with 59 volunteers from July 23 through July 24 removing 4500 pounds of debris, 9 tires and cleaned up 3 illegal dumpsites along with 3 playgrounds.

On August 22, a group of 103 volunteers embarked on North Main Street in Dayton.  Coordinated by the North Main Street Business Association, these volunteers removed 3540 pounds of debris and made the area look fantastic. The Santa Clara Neighborhood  borrowed the supply trailer on August 26 and 27 to continue the work along North Main Street and in the neighborhood.  Five volunteers spent 22 hours cutting down bushes, trimming and cleaning sidewalks.  These volunteers removed 180 pounds of debris.

Habitat for Humanity borrowed the supply trailer to work on some homes on Roosevelt Ave. in Dayton on Saturday, September 26.  A group of 25 volunteers representing Delta Sigma Theta and Alpha Phi Alpha from University of Dayton and Wright State University spent 100 hours planting bulbs and removing over 100 lbs. of debris.  

First Christian Church of Huber Heights gathered 208 volunteers for an intensive effort involving yard work, cleanups, repairs, painting and light construction for the elderly and disabled in their community. Over 600 pounds of litter and debris were collected and two houses were painted over the weekend of October 24 and 25.

Julie Caserta & Friends of the Community borrowed the supply trailer to assist with beautification of the Wagner Ford Traffic Circle. Julie formally adopted the Traffic Circle through the Ohio Department of Transportation's Adopt-A-Highway Program. The group cut back overgrown trees and shrubs; mowed and picked up litter on November 2, 2009

Wright State University Office of Service Learning spent Saturday, November 7 at Westwood Pre K - 8 School. This group of 120 student and community volunteers raked leaves, spread mulch and cleaned up the school yard and playground areas. Once finished in the school area, this group assisted neighbors in yard work and planted 300 flower bulbs. Over 2,000 pounds of debris was removed in the effort.

The City of Dayton's Southeast Priority Board and the Historic Huffman Neighborhood borrowed the supply trailer on Saturday, November 14. Sims Park on East Fifth Street was the location where 30 volunteers spent 90 volunteer hours removing overgrown tree limbs and shrubs from this beautiful park. The volunteers also improved the view from the park of an adjacent railroad track. Unsightly weeds had grown up between the railroad tracks and the roads. Over 500 pounds of debris was removed from this area.

Eastern Hills Community Council was able to get some work in on November 25 at Elberon Circle Park before the supply trailer was winterized for the season. Twelve volunteers spent 72 hours preparing areas within the park for concrete pads. These pads will be used to hold recycled content park benches and waste receptacles. The park benches and waste receptacles were purchased from funding from the Buy Recycled Grant from Montgomery County Solid Waste District.

In 2009, 1,051 volunteers spent 5,019 volunteer hours working on projects using the Community Pride Cleanup Supply Trailer. Over 68,126 pounds of debris was removed. Illegal dump sites were cleaned; graffiti was removed; flowers and bulbs were planted and neighbors and neighborhoods were once again taking pride in their community.

Thank you so much to all the groups that have taken advantage of the use of the Community Pride Cleanup Supply Trailer.  Your hard work truly has made a difference in our community!