The Cowtown Great America Cleanup

If you've been astonished by the amazing amounts of litter you see as you travel around Texas and have wished there was something, anything, you could possibly do to clean up some of it, besides not adding to the mess yourself, well you have an opportunity on Saturday, March 28 to make a dent in Fort Worth's pile of litter.

Downtown Fort Worth, Inc. and the Downtown Public Improvement District have organized the Cowtown Great American Cleanup.

So, on the last Saturday of this month at 8 am, get yourself to the grassy area at Purcey and West Bluff Street. Volunteers are being asked to register. Why? I don't know. But the first 3,000 to volunteer get a free t-shirt and work gloves out of the deal. And you get a free lunch. I'll do just about anything to get a free lunch.

To participate:

1. Pick a cleanup location
2. Recruit volunteers. Any size group is welcome.
3. Register your group online as soon as possible. All registrations are due by 5 pm. March 13.
4. Encourage all volunteers to fill out the waiver form - available on the registration site - and turn them in as soon as possible. Free cleanup supplies only will be issued with completed waivers for all participants in a group.
5. Pick up your supplies (which will include free trash bags, T-shirts and gloves) between noon and 6 p.m. March 26 or 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. March 27 at the Public Health Center, 1800 University Drive. Cleanup supplies are distributed to the first 3,000 registered participants.
6. Plan on attending the celebration for cleanup volunteers, scheduled from noon to 2 pm. on March 28 in Trinity Park. Entertainment and food provided.

Information about trash drop-off sites and other important information will be included in your cleanup packet.