Green Deer spring cleanup program a success
City officials are celebrating another successful edition of Green Deer, the annual city-wide spring cleanup program.
The program sees volunteers from businesses, community associations, schools, clubs, churches, families and individuals come together to clean up garbage in our city.
“The late start, due to a miserable April, did not deter the volunteers from coming out. We were happy with the numbers and I can’t thank Red Deerians enough for taking such pride in their community. Together, we are making a difference,” said Suzanne Jubb, Community and Program Facilitator. “Green Deer may be over, but we can still pick up litter year round and develop a ‘leave it better than you found it’ attitude as a way of life.”
The annual Red Deer River clean-up which took place Sunday, June 3 saw 150 participants remove 97 bags of garbage from the river valley, which equates to about 1,200 pounds of trash.