Tomorrow will mark a very special day in our country's call to protect our environment. April 22, 1970 was
the first Earth Day. Dedicated individuals and organizations have, over the past forty years, worked to
improve the quality of our land, air and water. The community of Marietta, Georgia will undertake several
beautification projects to commemorate this special day.
Keep Marietta Beautiful invites the public to be good to Mother Earth by helping clean
and beautify the city, while celebrating "Unity in the Community" and the 40th anniversary
of Earth Day April 24 from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
More than 300 volunteers are needed to plant gardens, stain a fence, clean trails, clean
the Confederate Cemetery, clean an illegal dumpsite, plant trees, clean the city's parks and
pick up trash.
To volunteer for a work site, call 770-794-5606 or e-mail jellars@mariettaga.gov. Volunteers
are encouraged to dress in heavy shoes and long pants and to be prepared for the weather. Volunteers
should bring heavy gloves, hammers, saws, shovels and trowels. Trash bags and latex gloves will be
provided at the sites.
Schedule of events:
-Building and planting raised gardens at the senior housing project
-Work on trails, painting, etc. at A.L. Burruss Elementary School
-Staining a fence at Lewis Park
-Planting gardens at Brown Park
-Cleaning the Confederate Cemetery
-Cleaning an illegal dumpsite near Lockheed School
-Planting trees and other landscaping at Henry Park
-Trail work at Sawyer Road Elementary School
Keep Marietta Beautiful is a volunteer organization that works in the areas of litter prevention,
beautification, community improvement and waste reduction. It is the mission of Keep Marietta
Beautiful, the Marietta Clean City Commission, to generate environmental pride and a sense of
ownership within the Marietta community.
The event is co-sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for their Day of
Service and Keep America Beautiful as part of the Great American Cleanup.
For more information, contact Keep Marietta Beautiful director Joan Ellars at 770-794-5606 or
Make environmental conciousness part of your everyday life, and participate in events such as these as
often as possible.
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