HUNTINGTON — Earth Day is Saturday, April 22, and if you want to join others in making a difference in the local community, there are options to demonstrate support for
Seven-year-old Telly Markun, right, and her sister, 10-year-old Lil Markun, left, collect litter along 12th Avenue on March 18, 2020, in Huntington. A series of spring cleanups will begin in Huntington this week and are scheduled throughout the city until mid-May.Â
Sholten Singer | The Herald-Dispatch file photo
Organizations and neighbors plan to work together to clean up along Fourpole Creek.
Volunteers can join the Enslow Park Neighborhood Association (meeting at Enslow Park Church), Fourpole Creek Watershed Association (meeting at Ritter Park Shelter No. 1), Southside Neighborhood Organization (meeting at 3rd Street and North Boulevard), Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (meeting in the parking lot in Memorial Park past the arch) and Expression Church (meeting at St. Cloud Commons).
The cleanup aims to reduce waste and plastic pollution, improve habitats, and prevent harm to wildlife and humans. Collecting 1 billion pieces of garbage takes a collective effort. Earth Day expects up to 4 million Americans to volunteer and up to 50 million volunteers globally.