In an effort to recognize the community service activities of volunteers in the upcoming Great Pennsylvania Cleanup, our local boroughts, municipalities, township and city will continue to support the cleanup efforts throughout Greater Hazleton which will take place on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, April 25^th, 26^th 27^th .

According to Leann Fallabel, Vice President of Marketing for the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce and cleanup coordinator, "without their support, the cleanup efforts would not be able to be done on such a large scale. Our group is one of the largest cleanup efforts in the state of Pennsylvania and everyone involved is to be recognized".

Fallabel continues, “Black Creek, Butler, Sugarloaf, Foster and Hazle Townships, the City of Hazleton, and the Boroughs of Conyngham, West Hazleton and White Haven, provide their street crews to assist PennDOT in the removal of bags that the volunteers fill during their cleanup efforts. We thank them for their assistance in working cooperatively to rid our area of litter and debris.”

Volunteer groups can gather their groups to cleanup on either on Friday the 25, Saturday, the 26^th or Sunday the 27^th. Groups are asked to leave bags along the cleaup route and PennDOT and local municipatlies will pick up the bags on Monday, April 28th. Garbage bags, safety vests and gloves are provided to all the volunteer groups and can be picked up at the The HUB, the week of April 21^st to the 25^th from 10 am to 5 pm at 15 W. Broad Street, Hazleton, PA 18201 (across the street from the Chamber office).

Targeted areas include entrances into the Greater Hazleton Area, playgrounds and greenspaces. Participants can, if they choose, select any specific area that they feel is in need. Gather your family, friends, employees, or volunteer group, and cleanup an area, roadway, a city block or playground and help us to cleanup Greater Hazleton.

This year's clean-up marks the 41^st year that the Chamber is coordinating the event in Greater Hazleton. The Greater Hazleton Mountain Concil of Governments has been also assisting in the coordination efforts for the past several years as well.

Anyone interested in forming a group to volunteering for the one-day cleanup effort may still do so by contacting Leann Fallabel at the Chamber office at 455-1509 or or simply download, complete and return the registration form from the Chamber’s website at hazletonchamber.org.

Sitting (l to r): Charlie Pedri - Hazleton City, Linda Szoke - White Haven, Liz Tolan - Sugarloaf Twp., Joe Yannuzzi -MCOG, Cal Herring -MCOG, John Klem -White Haven, Alan Kost - Butler Twp.

Standing (l to r): Joe Pollakusky - Hazleton City, Heather Donish - Freeland, Lynn Falatko - Conygham, Brittany Majewski - Foster Twp., Wendy Zubick - Foster Twp., Dr. Frank Polidora - Butler Twp., Ted Sherrock - Greater Hazleton Joint Sewer Authority, Bill Kuklis - Freeland Municipal Authority, Chuck Krone - Hazle Twp.