Sixth graders pick up papers and bottles along Main Street, Wednesday afternoon, led by Math teacher, Mr. Donovan. Photo by Carol Hansen
Larry Murphy, John Gardner and Fred Trimbach in Old Forge. Photo by Carol Hansen
Residents of Thendara, Old Forge, Eagle Bay, Big Moose, Inlet, Raquette Lake, Long Lake and Indian Lake took part in Community Pride Day, on Wednesday, May 2.
The annual clean-up day brings volunteers together to tidy their respective towns and neighborhoods prior to the start of the busy summer season.
Adele Burnett, coordinator for the Inlet area reported that approximately 20 volunteers cleaned up the streets, as Inlet School students and teachers picked up Arrowhead Park and engaged in various beautification projects.
Laurie Barkauskus, chairperson of Community Pride Day in Old Forge and Thendara, with caterers Felicity Davey, Nick Bankert from Adirondack Cafe, and Steve Uzdavinis who was grilling hot dogs and hamburgers outside the firehall for the complimentary lunch for volunteers. Carol Hansen
The Eagle Bay area had another dozen volunteers cleaning up the streets from Rondaxe Road to Uncas Road.
Over in Indian Lake, volunteers reportedly picked up 380 pounds of garbage, while more than a dozen volunteers from Long Lake and Raquette Lake combed area roadways and collected over 50 bags of debris.
Following the clean-up effort, volunteers from across the Central Adirondacks enjoyed lunch, made possible through the donations of local businesses.
