HeightsNEXT Columbia Heights cleanup

Columbia Heights Lions International and HeightsNEXT are organizing volunteers for a fall cleanup along University and Central Avenues. Volunteers’ efforts will freshen up local streetscapes and prevent trash from drifting with next spring’s melting snow through storm drains into the Mississippi River. Interested volunteers should meet at 8:30 am on Saturday, Oct. 13, in the parking lot of Murzyn Hall, 530 Mill St. NE, Columbia Heights. Bags, gloves, safety vests and trash pickers will be provided by the City of Columbia Heights to aid in picking up litter. A group photo will be taken to commemorate the team’s work that day and each set of volunteers will be assigned a section of road where they will pick up litter.

After volunteers complete their cleanup assignments, they are invited to meet back at the parking lot of Murzyn Hall to return equipment and enjoy light refreshments until roughly 11:30 am. The cleanup will occur whether “rain or shine,” so participants should dress for the weather. To volunteer for the clean-up, email info@heightsnext.org, so organizers know how much equipment to reserve for the event.