The Anthracite Post
Highlighting Neighborhood News & Events
Volume 2, Edition 4, April 2025
Local Communities Join Together for the Great Pennsylvania Cleanup
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In an effort to recognize the 25th from 10 am to 5 pm at 15 community service activities of W. Broad Street, Hazleton, PA volunteers in the upcoming 18201 (across the street from Great Pennsylvania Cleanup, the Chamber office). Targeted our local boroughs, municipalareas include entrances into the ities, township and city will Greater Hazleton Area, continue to support the cleanup playgrounds and greenspaces. efforts throughout Greater Participants can, if they Hazleton which will take place choose, select any specific area on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, that they feel is in need. Gather April 25th, 26th, 27th . your family, friends, employees, According to Leann or volunteer group, and cleanup Sitting from left: Charlie Pedri, Hazleton City; Linda Szoke, White Fallabel, Vice President of an area, roadway, a city block or Haven; Liz Tolan, Sugarloaf Twp.; Joe Yannuzzi, MCOG; Cal Herring, playground and help us to Marketing for the Greater MCOG; John Klem, White Haven; and Alan Kost, Butler Twp. Hazleton Chamber of cleanup Greater Hazleton. Standing from left: Joe Pollakusky, Hazleton City; Heather Donish, Commerce and the cleanup This year's cleanup marks Freeland; Lynn Falatko, Conygham; Brittany Majewski, Foster Twp.; coordinator, "without their the 41st year that the Chamber Wendy Zubick, Foster Twp.; Dr. Frank Polidora, Butler Twp.; support, the cleanup efforts is coordinating the event in Ted Sherrock, Greater Hazleton Joint Sewer Authority; Bill Kuklis, would not be able to be done Greater Hazleton. The Greater Freeland Municipal Authority; and Chuck Krone, Hazle Twp. on such a large scale. Our Hazleton Mountain Council of group is one of the largest cleanup efforts in to rid our area of litter and debris.” Governments has been also assisting in the Volunteer groups can gather their the state of Pennsylvania and everyone coordination efforts for the past several groups to cleanup on either on Friday the involved is to be recognized". Fallabel years as well. 25th, Saturday the 26th or Sunday the 27th. continues, “Black Creek, Butler, Sugarloaf, Anyone interested in forming a group to Groups are asked to leave bags along the Foster and Hazle Townships, the City of volunteering for the one-day cleanup effort Hazleton, and the Boroughs of Conyngham, cleanup route and PennDOT and local may still do so by contacting Leann Fallabel municipatlies will pick up the bags on West Hazleton and White Haven, provide at the Chamber office at 455-1509 or Monday, April 28th. Garbage bags, safety their street crews to assist PennDOT in the lfallabel@hazletonchamber.org or simply vests and gloves are provided to all the removal of bags that the volunteers fill download, complete and return the registravolunteer groups and can be picked up at during their cleanup efforts. We thank them tion form from the Chamber’s website at for their assistance in working cooperatively the The HUB, the week of April 21st to the hazletonchamber.org.
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