Almost 300 Volunteers Expected For Saturday's North Knoxville Community Cleanup

From the City of Knoxville:

March 1, 2021

Saturday, March 6, 2021, Keep Knoxville Beautiful will be hosting its 3rd annual North Knoxville Community Cleanup from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Cleanups will take place throughout North Knoxville.

Leaders from various North Knoxville neighborhoods, businesses, and local community organizations will collect cleanup supplies at Edgewood Park, 3109 Ocoee Trail, at 9 a.m. then return to volunteers waiting at their designated locations to pick up litter. Participating neighborhood association include Fourth & Gil Neighborhood, Old North Knoxville, Adair Gardens Residents, Inskip Community Association, Foutaincrest Neighborhood Association, and Edgewood Park Neighborhood Association. Other participating groups and businesses include Old Navy #5022, Women in Design, UT ASLA, Pizz Hut, Skooterville, SAM LLC, Lambda Phi Epsiln, Theta Chi Fraternity, UTK Phi Kappa Tau, Baker Labs, and Next Level Brewing Company.

Individuals who do not have an official group will be participating in a cleanup of First Creek at the Broadway Shopping Center or at Edgewood Park.

In total there are almost 300 volunteers that will be picking up litter in North Knoxville this Saturday.

After the cleanup, Next Level Brewing will be offering all volunteers $1 off their first beer if they wear their North Knoxville Community Cleanup t-shirt.

To learn more about Keep Knoxville Beautiful, visit keepknoxvillebeautiful.org.

This press release was produced by the City of Knoxville. The views expressed are the author's own.