Mayor Horrigan And Keep Akron Beautiful Announce Citywide Cleanup On Saturday, June 4

Akron, Ohio, May 10, 2022 — Today, Mayor Horrigan and Keep Akron Beautiful (KAB) have announced an Akron Community Cleanup happening on Saturday, June 4, 2022 from 9am-12pm in several locations throughout Akron. Volunteers can sign up here for a scheduled cleanup, and KAB staff will be on hand with maps, grabbers, and gloves to assign volunteers to their specific areas. Each check-in location will also have a community champion for the area including councilmembers and ward residents who have volunteered to host the cleanup. Check-in begins at 8:30am.

“During Clean Up Akron Month in April, there were over 600+ volunteers who helped pick up over 10 tons of litter throughout Akron,” said Mayor Dan Horrigan. “That kind of involvement proves Akron residents take pride in their community and they want to be part of the positive change. This Akron Community Cleanup will provide residents with another opportunity to get involved. I want to thank KAB for all their help and several of our Akron City councilmembers and residents for stepping up to host a cleanup in their ward.”

Akron Community Cleanup Check-in Locations:

• Ward 1 check-in: Balch Street Fitness Center 220 S Balch St, Akron, OH 44302 Community Champion: Councilwoman Nancy Holland

• Ward 2 check-in: Patterson Community Center 800 Patterson Ave., Akron, OH 44310 Community Champion: Councilman Phil Lombardo

• Ward 5 check-in: Mason Park Community Center 700 E Exchange St., Akron, OH 44306 Community Champion: Akron resident Johnnie Hannah

• Ward 8 check-in: Northwest Family Recreation Center 1730 Shatto Ave., Akron, OH 44313 Community Champion: Councilman Shammas Malik

• Ward 10 check-in: Reservoir Park Community Center 1735 Hillside Terrace, Akron, OH 44305 Community Champion: Councilwoman Sharon Connor

In addition to the citywide community cleanup scheduled for Sat. June 4, Ward 7 Councilman Donnie Kammer has teamed up with Keep Akron Beautiful to host a litter cleanup in the Firestone Park area from 9am-12pm on Sat. May 21. Check-in starts at 8:30 am at Firestone Community Center (1480 Girard St.). Register to attend at keepakronbeautiful.org.

“Keep Akron Beautiful’s goal is to make Akron a clean, green and beautiful place for everyone to live, work and play. We are so grateful to work with the City of Akron to make this cleanup possible. It is vital for all of us to work together, as a community to resolve Akron’s litter issue and we look forward to seeing you on June 4,” said Jacqui Ricchiuti, Keep Akron Beautiful CEO.

In addition to helping out their community, volunteers who sign in at one of the cleanup events on Sat. June 4, will also have a chance to win an afternoon in the City of Akron suite at the Akron RubberDucks game on Sunday, Aug. 14 at 2:05pm. The suite includes 20 tickets for the winner and their family/friends to enjoy. When volunteers sign in on Sat. June 4, KAB workers will give each volunteer a raffle ticket to fill out. The winner will be chosen at random from all the raffle tickets turned in the day of the event. The winner will be announced the week of June 6th on the Mayor’s Office social media pages.