For Release: April 16, 2018
Contact: Matt Schmidt
Phone Number: 440-225- 8215
Email: matt@thelitterbugz.org
Local Organization Announces Citywide Litter Clean-Up
CLEVELAND, Oh (April 16, 2018) – Local litter and recycling action group, The LitterBugz, has announced its 5th annual Great Cleveland Clean-Up for Saturday, April 21. Working towards removing all of the litter from Cleveland in one single day, this event connects volunteers across the city by offering 35 meetup locations; making it easier than ever for volunteers to get involved. (www.thelitterbugz.org)
The event starts at 12:30pm with an optional celebration after. LitterBugz clean-ups primarily focus on removing litter from parks, sidewalks, playgrounds, neighborhoods, and highway exists and entrances. This is not only an ideal event for employees or students to receive community service hours, but also a great way for environmental enthusiasts to contribute towards beautifying Cleveland! The LitterBugz encourage local organizations to learn about group volunteer opportunities and partnerships by e- mailing: thebug@thelitterbugz.org. Volunteers can register for the Great Cleveland Clean-Up and other upcoming events via: www.thelitterbugz.org/events.
Background and History of The LitterBugz
During the spring of 2011, a group of students started picking up litter in different neighborhoods weekly. Each volunteer wore a t-shirt that read, I Hate Trash. As they moved areas, residents would help by picking up their own trash. By August, the group had signed up over 500 volunteers, making an extreme difference in the community. The LitterBugz cleans neighborhoods and they do it strategically. This group started at The University of Toledo and quickly moved to Cleveland as the founders and committee leaders are originally from the Greater Cleveland Area.
Locations and Leadership
Territory # 1 – Downtown CLE
Meet up spot – Tower City (north entrance) 100 Public Square Cleveland 44114
* Look for green shirts inside Tower City at the Quicken Loans entrance next to Jack Casino on the northside!
Leaders include: David Mettert
Musicians include: Matt Moody
Territory # 2 – East Bank of the Flats
Meet up spot – East End Restaurant – 1330 Old River Rd. Cleveland 44114
* Look for green shirts by the river!
Leader and Musicians includes: James Thaddeus
Territory # 3 – West Bank of the Flats
Meet up spot – Cleveland Aquarium – 2000 Sycamore St. Cleveland 44113
* Look for green shirts in the parking lot!
Leaders include: Mark Soltysik, Matt Tyrrell, Sierra Snyder
Musicians include: Rachel Shortt
Territory # 4 – Edgewater
Meet up spot – Edgewater Pier – 6500 Cleveland Memorial Shoreway Cleveland 44102
* Look for green shirts by the pier!
Leaders include: Micheal Elliott, Orlando Santiago
Musicians include: Alyssa Boyd, Black Squirrel Project (Mary Gluckle and friends)
Territory # 5 – Edgewater Hill
Meet up spot – Gordon Square Arts District – 1390 W 65th St. Cleveland 44102
* Look for green shirts out front Capital Theatre!
Leaders include: Elizabeth Hennessy
Musicians include: Jim Crompton
Territory # 6 – Lakewood (northside)
Meet up spot – Lakewood Park – 14532 Lake Ave. Lakewood 44107
* Look for green shirts by the skate park!
Leaders include: Ali Dashiell
Musicians include: Hannah Stak, Kim Haffey
Territory # 7 – Lakewood (southside)
Meet up spot – Madison Park – 13201 Madison Ave. Lakewood 44107
* Look for green shirts in the north parking lot!
Leaders include: Jen Gusik, Mark Slater
Musicians include: Dave Snider, Meganne Stepka, Lisa Kimpel, Cassie Bishop
Territory # 8 – Cudell
Meet up spot – Cudell Commons – 1910 West Blvd. Cleveland 44102
* Look for green shirts in the parking lot!
Leaders include: Willie Lawson, Jonathan Steirer, Roberta Price, Tammy Hanna, Samantha Peddicord, Christopher Brown
Musicians include: DJ Bruh (Drew Massa)
Territory # 9 – Cudell (southside), West Boulevard
Meet up spot – Denison Ave United Church of Christ – 9900 Denison Ave. Cleveland 44102
* Look for green shirts inside the church!
Leaders include: Terry Pohorence
Territory # 10 – Detroit-Shoreway (southwest)
Meet up spot – Public Library – 8216 Lorain Ave. Cleveland 44102
* Look for green shirts in the parking lot off West 83rd street!
Leaders include: Brittney Brown
Musicians include: Sophie Brown
Territory # 11 – Detroit-Shoreway
Meet up spot – Michael J. Zone Rec Center – 6301 Lorain Ave. Cleveland 44102
* Look for green shirts in the parking lot off West 53rd street!
Leaders include: Tossie Wiley III
Musicians include: Mal SanMarco
Territory # 12 – Tremont, Ohio City
Meet up spot – Duck Island Club – 2102 Freeman Ave. Cleveland 44113
* Look for green shirts out front Duck Island!
Leaders include: Kathy and Terry Speth, David Garza (Gilligan)
Musicians include: Justin Curry
Territory # 13 – Clark-Fulton
Meet up spot – Trent Park – 3901 Trent Ave. Cleveland 44109
* Look for green shirts by the basketball courts!
Leaders include: Jeff Schlekie, Lisa Espinosa, Rachele Steck, Michael McDonald, Shirley Mel Reyes-Moret, Cortez DaShawn Lavender, Carlos Laboy
Musicians include: Micah (Micah Foster)
Territory # 14 – Clark-Fulton
Meet up spot – US Bank – 3104 West 25th St. Cleveland 44109
* Look for green shirts in the parking lot!
Leaders include: Selina Pagan
Territory # 15 – Brookside (northside)
Meet up spot – Brookside Reservation – 3900 John Nagy Blvd. Cleveland 44144
* Look for green shirts at the Brookside Valley Event Site!
Leaders include: Brandy Aldersen
Musicians include: Erin Kapferer
Territory # 16 – Central (northside)
Meet up spot – Agora Theatre – 5000 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44103
* Look for green shirts in the parking lot off Prospect Avenue!
Leaders include: Mike Gray
Musicians include: Violet Portz, Donovan coleman
Territory # 17 – Doan Brook Watershed
Meet up spot – Rockefeller Lagoon, Cleveland 44106
* Look for green shirts by the pond!
Leaders include: Andrew Klooster, Angela Bennett, Rev. Theophilus Caviness, Dave Gulley, Shana Roberts
Musicians include: Paul and John Castrigano
Territory # 18 – Fairfax
Meet up spot – Fairfax Park – 2310 E 83rd St. Cleveland 44104
* Look for green shirts in the north field!
Leaders include: Jason Walker
Musicians include: Mikey Silas
Territory # 19 – Slavic Village
Meet up spot – Morgana Park – 6800 Broadway Ave. Cleveland 44105
* Look for green shirts by the football field!
Leaders include: Najada Davis
Musicians include: Chris Zajac
Territory # 20 – Coventry, Cleveland Hts
Meet up spot – Coventry PEACE Park – 2843 Washington Blvd. Cleveland Heights 44118
* Look for green shirts at PEACE playground!
Leaders include: Dawn Hanson
Territory # 21 – Cleveland Hts
Meet up spot – Cumberland Park – 1740 Cumberland Rd. Cleveland Heights 44118
* Look for green shirts by the basketball courts!
Leaders include: Emma and Eran Shook
Musicians include: Anthony Hitch
Territory # 22 – Woodland Hills
Meet up spot – Woodland Hills Park (Luke Easter Park) – 3200 Martin Luther King Junior Dr. Cleveland 44104
* Look for green shirts by Zelma George building!
Leaders include: Ron Allen, Edwin Parris, Eloise Bullock, Tyrence James, Artrice Smith
Territory # 23 – North Collinwood, Euclid
Meet up spot – Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School – 18491 Lakeshore Blvd. Cleveland 44109
* Meet inside the gymnasium!
Territory # 24 – North Collinwood
Meet up spot – Humphrey Park – 16399 Grovewood Ave. Cleveland 44110
* Look for green shirts by the basketball courts!
Leaders include: Carmonita Williams, Kristian Hunter, Terri Shepherd, Richard Reynolds
Musicians include: Jonn Ones, The Untouchables (Elliot Napier and friends)
Territory # 25 – East Cleveland
Meet up spot – Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center – 14801 Shaw Ave. East Cleveland 44112
* Look for green shirts in the parking lot!
Leaders include: John Davis (Suave Goddi), Stefan Gudz, Jack Curran
Musicians include: Bobcat Blue (Chris Downing)
Territory # 26 – Lyndhurst, South Euclid
Meet up spot – Lyndhurst Community Center – 1331 Parkview Dr. Lyndhurst 44124
* Look for green shirts by the pool!
Leaders include: Steve Jerome, Allison Lisy
Territory # 27 – Euclid, Richmond Hts.
Meet up spot – Euclid Creek Park – Euclid Heritage Park, Euclid 44143
* Look for green shirts by the basketball courts!
Leaders include: Mark Watts
Musicians include: Nick Delligatti
Territory # 28 – North Randall
Meet up spot – LED Signz – 4681 Northfield Rd. North Randall 44128
* Look for green shirts in the parking lot!
Leaders include: Amid Yousef
Musicians include: Saint Joan (Steve and Joan Sladek)
Territory # 29 – Jefferson (northside)
Meet up spot – Mohican Playground, Cleveland 44111
* Look for green shirts in the parking lot off Triskett!
Leaders include: Crystal Muscatello
Musicians include: Michael McFarland
Territory # 30 – Westpark (southside), Jefferson
Meet up spot – John Marshall School of Engineering – 3952 West 140 St. Cleveland 44111
* Look for green shirts in the school parking lot!
Leaders include: Amanda Smith
Musicians include: Don Triesel
Territory # 31 – Old Brooklyn
Meet up spot – Loew Park – 4741 West 32nd St. Cleveland 44109
* Look for green shirts by the pool!
Leaders include: Joany Lannoch
Musicians include: DJ Sean 216 O’Neil
Territory # 32 – Parma (southside)
Meet up spot – Veterans Memorial Park – 4426 Loya Pkwy. Parma 44134
* Look for green shirts by the disc golf course parking lot!
Leaders include: Matthew Scott Schmidt
Musicians include: Ziggy (Dave Deitke)
Territory # 33 – Parma Hts, Brook Park
Meet up spot – Kurtz Park – 6289 W 130th St. Parma Heights 44130
* Look for green shirts by the basketball courts!
Leaders include: Nina Rossi, Ian Vallo, Isa Rossi
Musicians include: Jeph Wahl, The Baker’s Basement (Adam Grindler)
Territory # 34 – Independence
Meet up spot – State Farm – 6300 Rockside Rd. Independence 44131
* Look for green shirts by the back parking lot!
Leaders include: Kyle Hunt, Patrick Pfantz
Territory # 35 – Broadview Heights
Meet up spot – Perpetual Fitness – 203 E. Royalton Rd. Broadview Heights 44147
* Look for green shirts in the parking lot!
Leaders include: Dennis Schlekie
Musicians include: DJ NuEra (Gregory Barrow)
Speak Your Mind