Pre-fireworks Litter Pickup in Lafayette Park
A team of fifteen volunteers cleaned up Lafayette Park just before the start of the fireworks. We Heart West handed out balloons to the kids coming to watch the fireworks. A great time was had by all!
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Litter pickup at Sweeney Park
It was a beautiful morning for a pick up with 10 volunteers. While we don’t like to see excess litter, it’s always nice to look at a park after our team has been through and see a stark improvement. We ventured around the block, walking down to second street to collect debris built up along…
Cleanup between Rail Trail and bridge to Pinardville
Just before the Rail Trail passes under the Kelley Street bridge to Pinardville, there is a triangular area on the east side of the trail, north of the Ice Arena, that has a huge amount of trash from abandoned homeless camps. We and other volunteers helped out John L. to move some of this trash…
Piscataquog River Park Cleanup
We Heart West volunteers helped out the Friends of the Piscataquog River Park to clean up the Park and help get rid of invasive Oriental Bittersweet. There was so much trash pulled out and some areas were cleaned pretty well, although other areas remain to be cleaned. The lesson is to stay on top of…
Parkside Gardens Cleanup
We Heart West volunteers helped the Parkside Gardens gardeners to clean up and prepare the vegetable garden for the season. This included picking up trash in and around the garden, and laying mulch for the footpath running to the school.
Litter Pickup around Amory and Dubuque Streets
A group of volunteers picked up litter around the intersection of Amory and Dubuque, covering streets and alleyways. Neighbors out in their yards gave us positive feedback, encouragement, and thanks — it is great to know our efforts are appreciated! Come help us out, and hang out with us, at our next pickup event on…
Litter Pickup at Kelley and Coolidge
A group of volunteers did a litter pickup around Kelly and Coolidge streets. We got a lot of thank-you’s and encouragement! It appeared to several of the volunteers that there were less trash in the streets — we’re making progress! Don’t forget about West Manchester Day on September 4th! Visit the website to learn more…
