Love Where You Live: Keep Mercer Clean

About the Program

Category: Volunteers (Best in Category)

Year: 2018

The "Love Where You Live: Keep Mercer Clean" campaign 40-day cleanup initiative is more than a litter campaign. It's a state of mind, a change of heart! For too long, Mercer County has been a dumping ground on its roadways and streams. Our homes and communities have been neglected, and our Mountaineer Pride has been questioned. To restore our natural beauty and strengthen our communities, we must work together, hand in hand, arm in arm, to change the way we think and live. For the past four years, March 20 - April 30, Mercer County utilizes the power of over 1000 volunteers and tidy up homes, clean up property, and properly dispose of unwanted trash. We organize over a dozen cleanup programs and the county pays over $5000 annually on bags, grabbers, vests and more to showcase a spring cleanup to the likes that it has never seen. We regularly collect over 200 tons of trash in that 40 day timeline and it has been a significant milestone event to reach our youth, their families, and our communities, with a message of solidarity and impact against the problems associated with litter. We Love Where We Live, and we vow to Keep Mercer Clean!