O.N.D. - Great American Cleanup

Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup, the nation's largest community improvement program, takes place March 1-May 31, involving an estimated 2 million people. Our hardworking volunteers donated more than 7.5 million hours to clean, beautify and improve 15,000 communities during 30,000 events in all 50 states and beyond. Activities included beautifying parks and recreation areas, cleaning seashores and waterways, handling recycling collections, picking up litter, planting trees and flowers, and conducting educational programs and litter-free events. 

In 2006, more than 2 million Great American Cleanup volunteers collected a record breaking 228 million pounds of litter and debris; planted 5.4 million flowers and bulbs; cleaned 165,000 miles or roads, streets and highways; and diverted more than 37 million plastic bottles and more than 2.5 million scrap tires from the waste stream.

Each year Reading Beautification, Inc. and the Office of Neighborhood Development partner with KAB to motivate hundreds of volunteers throughout Greater Reading to clean up, beautify, and improve their neighborhoods.  Through their cleanup efforts, volunteers create healthier, safer, and more livable community environments.

Reading held it’s 2007 cleanup on Saturday April 21st.  Over 1700 volunteers participated in this day of community improvement collecting an incredible 86 tons of trash in the city’s residential neighborhoods as well as in parks, commercial areas, and along the riverfront.  They also picked up 256 tires, which Firestone collected as part of its contribution to cleanup efforts.

The 15th annual Great American Cleanup will be held on Saturday, April 19th 2008.  Please fill out and send in the attached form if you would like to volunteer yourself or organize a group to participate. Or give us a call at (610) 655-6277 for more information on volunteering and sponsorship.

To participate in the 2008 Great American Cleanup - Click Here For The Application (Adobe PDF)