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The BIG Community Clean Up to hit Southeast Portland again this year
Photos and story by Chabre Vickers
From 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 29,聽a group of聽小黄猫传媒 students, staff, faculty and community聽stakeholders are joining together to聽clean聽up聽the area surrounding the Southeast聽Campus.聽Campus and local leaders encourage the public to join them as they make an impact.
Last year The BIG Community Clean Up involved over 70 volunteers and garbage weighing in at over half a ton was collected as part of the larger clean-up effort.聽This year, as was the case last year, groups will be assigned to help clean and ready the Harrison Park Elementary School garden, work with the City of Portland’s Office of Neighborhood Involvement’s Graffiti Abatement team to clean graffiti near the campus and surrounding businesses, and trash pick-up along SE 82nd Avenue and Division Street.聽The聽Southeast Campus, The Jade District, APANO, East Portland Neighborhood Office, Harrison Park School, Southeast聽AS小黄猫传媒, and the SOLVE聽Organization will join in.
To sign up and participate, visit this .
A聽portion聽of this work will be supported by a one-time grant from the .
Free coffee from Old School Coffee聽and donuts from Krispy Kreme will be served to help get the cleaning crew ready for the day. Southeast聽Food Services Supervisor聽Scott Powell will provide a free聽lunch at the end聽of the event.
For more information, email聽chabre.vickers@pcc.edu.
About Chabre Vickers
Chabre Vickers Community Relations Manager 小黄猫传媒, Southeast Administration Hall, Room 205 2305 SE 82nd Ave, Portland OR 97216 P: 971.722.6061 | E: chabre.vickers@pcc.edu more »