Join us to help clean up and remove litter from properties, streets and storm drains.
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020
Time: 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Register your neighborhood, church, family or any other group to participate (When registering, please put your organization's name in the blank marked "Company").
All registered groups will be eligible to win a Sky Cop Camera or City Street Sweeping Services for their community.
Contact Memphis City Beautiful at 636-4410 to borrow tools and supplies.
Supported by Chairwoman Patrice Robinson, Councilwoman Cheyenne Johnson, Division of Public Works - Neighborhood Improvement, Memphis City Beautiful, Clean Memphis and Memphis Transformed.
PLEASE SEE THE COVID-19 CLEAN-UP SAFETY PRECAUTIONS BELOW:
Required Items:
- Gloves (disposable or garden gloves)
- Masks
- Hand Sanitizer
- Bleach Spray
- Trash Sticks
Protocols:
- Sanitize equipment and garden gloves* with bleach spray**
- Everyone must wear masks when working.
- Volunteers should maintain social distancing of 6ft or more when possible.
- Volunteers should arrive in shifts to limit the amount of contact between individuals.
- Record the name and phone number of each volunteer for contact tracing.
- Use hand sanitizer any time gloves are removed and/or replaced.
- Use trash sticks when disposing of waste that may have had contact with body fluids (i.e. drink straws, etc.)
*Gardening gloves may also be sanitized by laying the gloves out in the sun for 48 hours.
**Bleach spray can be made by combining 2 tbsp. of Clorox with 32 oz. of water.
