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Chester launches block captain program, schedules summer and citywide cleanups
Summary
Organizers inducted block captains, outlined volunteer expectations and logistics, and set dates for monthly meetings and summer cleanups; program relies on small grants and community partnerships for supplies.
Organizers of Chester’s new block captain program inducted residents as block captains at a community meeting and outlined responsibilities, upcoming cleanup dates and how volunteers can request city support.
At the meeting, Haley, a member of the Block Captain Program committee, said the program “is not city council members, we are not government officials, we are not a neighborhood watch program,” and emphasized that the role is grassroots and focused on neighborhood-level action. The committee also said it will distribute certificates to inductees and supply kits obtained through Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful affiliate grants.
The program’s summer cleanup series is scheduled for the last Saturday of each month through the end of the season, with specific upcoming dates named at the meeting: the July cleanup on July 26, an August cleanup on Aug. 23 (moved to avoid Labor Day weekend) and a citywide cleanup planned for the last…
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