Green Up Day 2011 will take place on Saturday, May 7.
Vermont was the first state to designate a special day for cleaning up the entire state, 41 years ago in 1970. Anyone can help. Arrange a group or just show up at one of the Windham County locations below. Pick up bags, sign in your area of clean up, and have a complimentary coffee and doughnuts or even breakfast. For safety, wear bright colors, sturdy shoes and gloves.
Athens: Lynn Morgan, 802-869-2227, meet at Town Hall parking lot, 9 a.m.
Brattleboro: Helene Henry, 802-254-6983, Brattleboro Conservation Commission; Greg Lesch, Brattleboro Chamber of Commerce, 802-254-4565; Sheila Young, Brattleboro Subaru, 802-251-1000.
Green Up locations:
• New England Youth Theatre (NEYT), Flat Street. 8 a.m.-noon. Refreshments.
• Peoples United Bank, Canal Street, 8 a.m.-noon, coffee and doughnuts for workers.
• Brattleboro Subaru, Putney Road, 8 a.m.-noon, coffee and doughnuts, cookout at noon for workers.
• West Brattleboro, Nancy Barber, 802-246-0851, meet on green in front of fire station at 8 a.m. Refreshments from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Brookline: Lynn Reinhardt, 802-365-4710, meet at 9 a.m. at Town Office.
Dover: Green Up is May 14. Chris Donnelly, 802-464-9740 or vttours@sover.net.
Dummerston: Mark Brown, 802-254-4647 or markwbrown@juno.com, meet at 9 a.m., Dummerston Center Church. Bring picnic lunch to eat on the Common.
Guilford: Elly Majonen, 802-257-4067, Broad Brook Grange, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., bags available. Full bags may be brought to Grange until 5 p.m. Separate tires and metal from garbage. Refreshments all day. Treats to share are welcome.
Grafton: Larry Middleton, 802-843-7333, meet at 9 a.m., Grafton Town Shed. Ice cream for workers returning with full bags. Dumpster at Town Garage until Tuesday morning.
Halifax: Sarah Morin, 802-579-3565, meet at 10 a.m., at the school. Bring full bags back at noon. Refreshments for workers.
Jamaica: Anne Marie Scott, 802-874-7095. Meet at 9 a.m. at Jamaica School.
Londonderry: Kathi Stone, 802-824-6033. Bags available at Town Office and Transfer Station. Take full bags to Transfer Station.
Marlboro: Carol Anne Johnson, 802-251-0398. Bags available at Town Office and Elementary School. Town map in glass case outside Town Office.
Newfane: Laura Bacon, 802-348-7891. Nissa Petrak, 802-348-6301. Bags available at Newfane General Store and Town Office during week before Green Up Day. Leave full bags visible on roadsides for pick up Monday morning.
Putney: Dan Toomey, 802-387-5402. A Putney Town truck will be parked at usual spot next to Town Hall, 8 a.m. Bags available there all day. Take only number of bags needed. Full bags go in back of truck.
Bellows Falls/Rockingham: Ed Dinanny, 802-869-2397. Meet at 9 a.m., Bellows Falls Union High School. Pizza at Athens Pizza, noon for volunteers. Call Dinanny for bags needed in particular areas.
Stratton: Laura Hawksley, 802-896-6184. Bags available now at Town Office during business hours. Breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Town Hall on Green Up Day get bags and road routes then.
Townshend: Heide Russ, 802-365-4712. Carly Sanderson, 802-874-7162. Bags available at Town Clerk and Elementary School week before and 9 a.m.-noon on Green Up Day. Refreshments in front of school, noon-12:30 p.m. Trucks on Common, noon-12:30 p.m. for full bags.
Vernon: Faith Jobin, 802-258-1623, 9 a.m., meet at Recreation Center. Water bottles and granola bars for workers. Pizza at noon for workers.
Wardsboro: John Densmore, 802-896-6178, meet at 8 a.m., Town Office. Homemade doughnuts, coffee, cider, fruit for volunteers.
Westminster: Ginger Cook, 802-463-4991 (work phone). Bags available at Town Hall and Westminster West Library week before. Green Up Day get bags from 8-10 a.m. at Westminster Center School. Leave large items on roadside with Green Up bag attached for pickup Monday.
Whitingham: Aysha and Todd Wahlstrom, 802-368-2807, meet 9 a.m., Towne Hill. Coffee and homemade doughnuts from Jacksonville store. Lunch by Lions Club.
Wilmington: Kathy Larsen, 802-464-2263. Meet at Buzzy Towne Park, 9:30-10:30 a.m. to get bags. Rebecca Sweeney, 802-464-2017 and route assignments. Hot dogs and soda at noon at Twin Valley High School.
Windham: Marcia Clinton, 802-875-3531. Meet at 9 a.m. at Town Office. Lunch at Meeting House at noon. Awards ceremony after lunch.
For information, contact Becky Anderson, 802-257-0064; Nancy Barber, 802-246-0851; or Greg Lesch, Brattleboro Chamber of Commerce, 802-254-4565.