1. Animal & Bylaw Services Community Clean Up Events

2. WHY A great way to get the community working together to clean alleys and local green spaces. Opportunity for residents to clean up their yards and households. The City of Calgary Waste & Recycling Services will provide packer trucks – no cost to the community.

3. TIPS FOR SUCCESS Identify a site for waste drop off. Enough volunteers to help guide traffic and to monitor the site so unwanted items aren’t disposed of (tires, paint, chemicals, car batteries etc.) Contract recycling businesses (electronics, metals, paper shredding).

4. ORGANIZE VOLUNTEERS Scoop poop from your local off-leash park. Clean up parks and green spaces (involve City of Calgary “Adopt a Park”). Clean up graffiti on public amenities - lamp posts, traffic signs, park and transit benches and play ground equipment.

5. ORGANIZE VOLUNTEERS Divert items that are in good shape away from the packer trucks to a separate area and deliver those items to your local thrift shop or set up a ‘free store’ until the end of the day.

6. BUILD ON YOUR CLEAN UP Local community groups can set up information booths i.e., Blockwatch, Scouts. Have educational materials on hand – Animal & Bylaw Services can provide brochures. Have a community association membership drive –people can make a donation or buy a membership.

7. Animal & Bylaw Services will provide up to $300.00 For the purchase of items such as garbage bags, gloves, picker sticks and graffiti removal products For advertising For food and refreshments to “Celebrate”

8. WHEN Any Saturday in April, May, June, September or October. Time: 9.00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

9. HOW CONTACT Rick Haddow 403.268.3656 403.651.0674 cell 403.1268.4927 fax rick.haddow@calgary.ca