Last week at the annual Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful dinner, our DumpBusters program was presented with the first ever "Clean It" award for its outstanding contribution to cleaning Pennsylvania. Some of the intrepid crew (pictured below with KPB's Executive Director, Shannon Reiter) were able to be on hand to receive the award and proved, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that they do indeed clean up well :-)
Having started without funding and on faith that volunteers would step forward, this program blossomed as both volunteers and local residents came to recognize the good work being done by crew leader, Joe Divack, and the early crew members. In one year, the program, which now consists of 20 rotating volunteers - including several who volunteer weekly, has revolutionized our ability to clean up dumpsites and to engage local people. To date, the DumpBusters crew has clocked 1658 hours removing 55 illegal dumpsites and 283.55 tons of debris from Allegheny County.
We are so proud of and thankful for this dedicated group of volunteers. A special thanks to Joe for his vision and incredible dedication to the program and to each person who has worked with him throughout the past 18 months. Congratulations on making a difference!
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