April 18: Keep Antioch Beautiful Event Looking for Volunteers

Join the fun and make a difference in your community on Saturday, April 18th; volunteer for 5th Annual Antioch’s Keep Antioch Beautiful event, from 8:30 – 11 AM. Following the cleanup, there will be a free volunteer lunch at East Bay Regional Contra Loma Park from 11:30AM – 1 PM.

Hundreds of volunteers will be out in mass on the 5^th Anniversary of Keep Antioch Beautiful. During the city’s economic downturn and as a result of the reduction of the hours of public services employees the city was in need of a good cleaning. The Keep Antioch Beautiful event was created to encourage residents to help clean up litter and garbage in their neighborhoods.

In 2010, over 900 volunteers turned out for the first all-volunteer event.  Over 11,740 pounds of trash was collected and deposited in Republic Services dumpsters located at local schools. Over 600 volunteers attended the lunch provided by Honeywell. Sponsors, such as PG&E, Walmart, Target and others, provided funding so that city resources were fully funded.

The effort continues on Saturday, April 18^th, with 12 check-in locations. Schools and students will be competing for participation prize money for their schools.

There are 3 prizes, $500 for 1^st Place, $300 for 2^nd Place and $200 for 3^rd Place, with prizes awarded to each level of high, middle and elementary schools – that’s $3,000 in participation prizes!

Participation is not limited to students to count towards prizes; parents, grandparents, friends, etc. can register their efforts for an individual school. We count everyone who is working if they state a school to credit – not just students! Volunteers who check in at a school site will be cleaning up the neighborhoods surrounding their campuses as well as their campuses.

To register for the event or find out more information, visit http://www.art4antioch.org/Keep-Antioch-Beautiful.asp, email [email protected] or call Diane Gibson-Gray at (925) 325-9897.