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 Saturday, April 22^nd.

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 and Hazle Townships, the City of Hazleton, and the Boroughs of Conyngham and West Hazleton, 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.”

If volunteer groups cannot pick up on the 22nd, they can gather either on Friday the 21st or Sunday the 23rd. Groups are asked to leave bags along the cleaup route and PennDOT and local municipatlies will pick up the bags on Monday, April 24th. 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 17th to the 21st 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, adopt an area, roadway, or playground and help us to cleanup Greater Hazleton.

This year's clean-up marks the 39^TH 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.

Pictured the photo from the left is Cal Herring, Mountain Council of Governments; Liz Tolan, Sugarloaf Township, Chuck Krone, Hazle Township, Alan Kost, Butler Township; Chris Pavlick, City of Hazleton; Mike Reich, Butler Township and Leann Fallabel, Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce.