LAMBDA CHI PARTICIPATES IN COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY CLEAN UP BY ROY PHILLIPS
Always looking for opportunities for social action and uplifting our local community, the Lambda Chi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc dwelled together in unity on September 18, 2021, to participate in National Cleanup Day with the City of Amarillo. National Cleanup Day is a nationally coordinated cleanup effort promoting clean-up events that include picking up trash in local area green spaces and urban landscapes to keep the outdoors clean and prevent plastic from entering the waterways. The City of Amarillo Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Division (SWCDD) designated and organized multiple locations where cleanup was necessary. Additionally, the city provided the heavy equipment and roll-off dumpsters to dispose of and account for the total tonnage of the trash disposed of that day. These dumpsters were strategically positioned in each neighborhood and used as centralized disposal stations to report to the National Cleanup Day organizers. The neighborhoods identified for cleanup were the Barrio, North Heights, San Jacinto, and Eastridge Neighborhoods, respectfully. The North Heights neighborhood was chosen by the brothers of the Lambda Chi to clean up. Located within the North Heights Neighborhood are a few “notable” gems to our chapter. The North Heights Neighborhood is the location where one of the charter members of the Lambda Chi Chapter, Bro. Arthur G. Champion has a street named after him, and located within this neighborhood is Carver Elementary School. Carver Elementary School is one of the local elementary schools adopted by the Lambda Chi Chapter, and this was an opportunity to demonstrate our continued support for the school and the supporting community. On this day, the brothers were able to contribute to national cleanup efforts by picking up and disposing of several hundred pounds of trash.
