Volunteers Needed for Great American Cleanup

Volunteers are needed for this year'€™s Great American Cleanup. The annual cleanup is from 8-11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 20.

Individuals interested in volunteering can sign up online at www.cityoffortwayne.org or by calling the City'€™s Solid Waste Department at 427-1270. The registration deadline is April 14.

Volunteers will be provided with T-shirts, gloves, flower seeds, and garbage bags. Volunteers will also be treated to a party at Headwaters Park following the cleanup. The party runs from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and will feature food, music, games, and raffle prizes.

The Great American Cleanup is the country'€™s largest litter prevention, beautification and community improvement program. Last year, more than 2,000 volunteers helped clean Fort Wayne'€™s neighborhoods, parks and rivers.