Volunteers Make Wheeling Shine
May 4, 2021
If Wheeling is serious about marketing itself as a low-cost, low-crime, family friendly location for remote workers to move and live, then volunteer-based community events such as the Make Wheeling Shine effort that took place this past Saturday are critical in ensuring the city presents itself well.
About 100 volunteers in Wheeling came out Saturday to clean up playgrounds and other areas from a long winter of litter and other assorted debris. They collected hundreds of bags of trash to be taken to the landfill.
Groups such as Generation Wheeling and the Wheeling YWCA brought volunteers to take part. There also were Wheeling Park High School students and other residents involved.
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WHEELING Dozens of people flocked to Wheeling’s local parks to pick up refuse and debris from the area, beautifying the city as part of the third annual Make Wheeling Shine event.
Armed with distinctive green bags, several people hit the pavement at the crack of 9 Saturday morning at Pulaski Field and Elks’ Playground. City Parks and Rec Director Rochelle Barry said they had 100 people signed up city-wide for the event by the morning. Wheeling Park High School students, Barry said, signed up as a group to clean up the Pleasanton playground near Wheeling University.
Barry was at Pulaski Field a few minutes ahead of schedule, with a few volunteers from Generation Wheeling, the local chapter of Generation WV’s network. Barry said the purpose of the day’s cleanup was to make the city not only more beautiful, but safer for residents.
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Volunteers remove trash from Wheeling Creek as part of a previous Make Wheeling Shine event. Event organizers are looking for volunteers for this yearâs event, starting at 9 a.m. Saturday.
WHEELING Spring cleanups continue in the city of Wheeling, and the Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking volunteers for its third annual Make Wheeling Shine event this weekend.
Rochelle Barry, director of Wheeling’s Department of Parks and Recreation, said the annual community cleanup event will kick off at 9 a.m. on Saturday. The cleanup will focus on city playgrounds and open spaces throughout town.
Apr 23, 2021
Make Wheeling Shine Event Slated for May 1; Volunteers Needed
WHEELING, W.VA. – The City of Wheeling’s Department of Parks & Recreation is recruiting volunteers for its third annual
Make Wheeling Shine event slated for 9 a.m., Saturday, May 1.
Director of Parks & Recreation Rochelle Barry said the community clean up event will focus on playgrounds and open spaces throughout the City. Those wishing to participate should sign up at bit.ly/makewheelingshine or by calling the Parks & Recreation office at 304-234-3641.
Barry explained
Make Wheeling Shine is part of the broader
Make It Shine program organized through the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Groups throughout West Virginia can apply to receive grant funding for supplies to complete clean-up activities in their communities. The grant will provide Make Wheeling Shine with gloves and bags for the event.