TimminsGetClean.comTogether We Can Keep Timmins Litter FreeAdopt Your StreetAdopt Your Street and make it shine this year!Join in by volunteering to be a Neighborhood Captain and adopt-a-neighborhood in your area. Adopted areas can be the block where you live, work or play, (including sidewalks, boulevards, and alley ways), a school yard or a neighbourhood park. Show your civic pride and help keep Timmins litter-free!What do I need to do?Neighborhood Captains are responsible for keeping their adopted area clean for 27 weeks from April 22 (Earth Day) to October 31, 2010, and for providing a record of volunteer hours and bags collected. Depending on your adopted area, one litter clean up per week should keep your block neat and tidy. Captains are also responsible for recruiting their own family, friends or neighbours to help out if needed. Neighborhood Captains are also encouraged to report all graffiti in their area by completing our CONTACT form.Volunteer safety is our first concern when it comes to your participation with TimminsGetCleanDo:In your neighbourhood•Try to work with a partner or small group. A Neighborhood Captain with three volunteers is an ideal team.•Carry a cell phone if available – especially if working alone.•Only collect litter during daylight hours.•Be familiar with your pick-up area.•Please record any graffiti that you see on fences, buildings and street fixtures.•Report all graffiti by completing our CONTACT form.Attire•Wear proper footwear such as runners or work boots.•Wear brightly colored T-Shirt to make your self visible to the public, and ask your volunteers to wear the the same.•Wear gloves to protect your hands.Do Not:In your neighbourhood•Do not walk on roadways.•Do not touch or pickup sharp objects, chemicals including partially full oil or household cleaner bottles, syringes or any other hazardous materials. Call Timmins City Hall (264-1331) for proper removal•Avoid picking up anything that is too heavy to lift or too large to fit in a garbage bag.•Do not wade in any body of water to retrieve garbage – this includes the river, community ponds or dugouts.•Do not allow children to collect litter without parental supervision.•Do not collect litter during rainy or stormy conditions.•Do not trespass on private property.Let us know the block you are going to adopt by contacting us. Thank youEmail Usif you are adopting your street
TimminsGetClean.com
Together We Can Keep Timmins Litter Free
Adopt Your Street
Adopt Your Street and make it shine this year!
Join in by volunteering to be a Neighborhood Captain and
adopt-a-neighborhood in your area. Adopted areas can be
the block where you live, work or play, (including sidewalks,
boulevards, and alley ways), a school yard or a
neighbourhood park. Show your civic pride and help keep
Timmins litter-free!
What do I need to do?
Neighborhood Captains are responsible for keeping their
adopted area clean for 27 weeks from April 22 (Earth Day)
to October 31, 2010, and for providing a record of volunteer
hours and bags collected. Depending on your adopted
area, one litter clean up per week should keep your block
neat and tidy. Captains are also responsible for recruiting
their own family, friends or neighbours to help out if needed. Neighborhood Captains are also
encouraged to report all graffiti in their area by completing our CONTACT form.
Volunteer safety is our first concern when it comes to your participation with
TimminsGetClean
Do:
In your neighbourhood
•
Try to work with a partner or small group. A Neighborhood Captain with three volunteers is
an ideal team.
•
Carry a cell phone if available – especially if working alone.
•
Only collect litter during daylight hours.
•
Be familiar with your pick-up area.
•
Please record any graffiti that you see on fences, buildings and street fixtures.
•
Report all graffiti by completing our CONTACT form.
Attire
•
Wear proper footwear such as runners or work boots.
•
Wear brightly colored T-Shirt to make your self visible to the public, and ask your
volunteers to wear the the same.
•
Wear gloves to protect your hands.
Do Not:
In your neighbourhood
•
Do not walk on roadways.
•
Do not touch or pickup sharp objects, chemicals including partially full oil or household
cleaner bottles, syringes or any other hazardous materials. Call Timmins City Hall (264-
1331) for proper removal
•
Avoid picking up anything that is too heavy to lift or too large to fit in a garbage bag.
•
Do not wade in any body of water to retrieve garbage – this includes the river, community
ponds or dugouts.
•
Do not allow children to collect litter without parental supervision.
•
Do not collect litter during rainy or stormy conditions.
•
Do not trespass on private property.
Let us know the block you are going to adopt by contacting us. Thank you
Email Us
if you are adopting
your street
