Chilliwack Cleanup
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Hello, I'm the co-founder of Chilliwack Cleanup. We're a group of citizens who are concerned about the amount of litter and illegal dumping with in our community and at our natural recreational areas. Our group was born out of the frustration of the amount of garbage seen on the streets. We stopped talking about it and we took action. We first started picking up litter in January 2016. We have grown to almost 500 members since then. We have been featured in the Chilliwack Progress twice about our efforts to help cleanup this town.
We're raising money to expand our inventory of cleanup hardware and to build projects to collect massive amounts of illegally dumped metal.
The money will be used to purchase
1. More reachers (garbage picker upppers), buckets, garbage bags, and trolleys.
2. Rare earth magnets (are very expensive and the best for the job), raw metal and possible fabrication shop time.
The issue of litter and illegal dumping in our town and recreational areas hits me right in the heart. I was born and raised in Chilliwack. From what I have observed, the problem with litter has been getting a lot worse in the last few years. It pains me to hear stories of people consistently getting flat tires while trying to enjoy our beautiful river. I believe that if you build it they will come. Meaning that if we have the supplies to get the job done then volunteers will show up and put in the hard time.
I believe we should lead by example and through public education we can make this a better world for all.
The first rule of Chilliwack Cleanup is to talk about Chilliwack Cleanup.
Chilliwack Progress news paper artical about picking up nails at the river
Chilliwack Progress artical about the facebook group "Chilliwack Cleanup"
CBC's interview with Chilliwack Cleanup
Full on air interview on CBC Radio One
The above video is my second collection of nails ready to go to the metal recycling! The extra magnets really make a difference.
Check out our group for past cleanups and future invitations
Facebook group ChilliwackCleanup
I'm very grateful for you to help with this campaign. Together with your finical support we can really make a difference!
We're raising money to expand our inventory of cleanup hardware and to build projects to collect massive amounts of illegally dumped metal.
The money will be used to purchase
1. More reachers (garbage picker upppers), buckets, garbage bags, and trolleys.
2. Rare earth magnets (are very expensive and the best for the job), raw metal and possible fabrication shop time.
The issue of litter and illegal dumping in our town and recreational areas hits me right in the heart. I was born and raised in Chilliwack. From what I have observed, the problem with litter has been getting a lot worse in the last few years. It pains me to hear stories of people consistently getting flat tires while trying to enjoy our beautiful river. I believe that if you build it they will come. Meaning that if we have the supplies to get the job done then volunteers will show up and put in the hard time.
I believe we should lead by example and through public education we can make this a better world for all.
The first rule of Chilliwack Cleanup is to talk about Chilliwack Cleanup.
Chilliwack Progress news paper artical about picking up nails at the river
Chilliwack Progress artical about the facebook group "Chilliwack Cleanup"
CBC's interview with Chilliwack Cleanup
Full on air interview on CBC Radio One
The above video is my second collection of nails ready to go to the metal recycling! The extra magnets really make a difference.
Check out our group for past cleanups and future invitations
Facebook group ChilliwackCleanup
I'm very grateful for you to help with this campaign. Together with your finical support we can really make a difference!
Organiser
David Elderkin
Organiser
Harrison Hot Springs, BC
