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Warwick’s Operation Clean Sweep another huge success

| 01 May 2013 | 12:36
    A group of associates with Veridian, a green energy company, organized a clean-up of Sanfordville Road. Clockwise from left, Mary Christen, her daughter Claire, 12, and Samantha Norvaed, 13.
    A group of associates with Veridian, a green energy company, organized a clean-up of Sanfordville Road. Clockwise from left, Mary Christen, her daughter Claire, 12, and Samantha Norvaed, 13.
    Photos by Roger Gavan A ìpill dropî organized by the Warwick Valley Coalition in cooperation with the Warwick Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration collected approximately 100 pounds of unused prescription and over the counter medications. From left, Warwick resident Nancy Colavito, Warwick Valley Coalition Committee member Steve Grandinali and Officer Steve Pascal.
    Photos by Roger Gavan A ìpill dropî organized by the Warwick Valley Coalition in cooperation with the Warwick Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration collected approximately 100 pounds of unused prescription and over the counter medications. From left, Warwick resident Nancy Colavito, Warwick Valley Coalition Committee member Steve Grandinali and Officer Steve Pascal.
    In addition to the road clean-up, The Warwick Lions Club hosted a shredding truck, at its own expense, for the benefit of local residents. Approximately 10,000 pounds of documents were shredded. Additional photos can be found online at warwickadvertiser.com.
    In addition to the road clean-up, The Warwick Lions Club hosted a shredding truck, at its own expense, for the benefit of local residents. Approximately 10,000 pounds of documents were shredded. Additional photos can be found online at warwickadvertiser.com.

WARWICK — Michael Johndrow, executive director of the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce is pleased that so many organizations, businesses and individuals contributed to another successful “Operation Clean Sweep,” the annual roadside cleanup sponsored by the Town of Warwick and the Chamber of Commerce.

The event was held during the weekend of Friday, April 26, through Sunday, April 28.

“We believe there was another record number of volunteers who participated,” said Johndrow, “The weather was very good but since many citizens do so without signing up, it’s impossible to have an accurate count,”

The committee chairman of this year’s Operation Clean Sweep was again Superintendent of Schools Dr. Raymond Bryant.

Troop 423 Girl Scout Julia Vargas, with a little mentoring from veteran coordinator Heather Storms, now a college freshman, coordinated volunteers and promotions for the first time. Storms, a “Gold Medal” member of Heart of the Hudson Girl Scout Troop 788, has been helping out with Operation Clean Sweep for the past four years.

This year’s co-sponsors included St. Anthony Community Hospital, which supplied the rubber gloves; ShopRite supermarket, which offered food and garbage bags; and Tuscan Café, responsible for the coffee.

Many local residents had also independently joined the spring clean up days or weeks before the chamber event by gathering trash along the roads in their neighborhoods.

A group of residents, who are also associates with Veridian, a green energy company, organized a clean-up of Sanfordville Road.

Many contributions
Refuse pickup for Operation Clean Sweep was scheduled for this past Monday and Tuesday by both Town and Village Departments of Public Works. Guy Bogart, owner of Warwick Sanitation, assisted with the garbage bag pick-up and Orange County offered one-time free dumping.

In addition to the road clean-up, The Warwick Lions Club hosted a shredding truck, at its own expense, for the benefit of local residents. Approximately 10,000 pounds of documents were shredded.

The Computer Guy, 14 West St., hosted an electronics-recycling program and will continue to accept these items free of charge. Call 544-1694 for an appointment.

A “pill drop” organized by the Warwick Valley Coalition in cooperation with the Warwick Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration collected approximately 100 pounds of unused prescription and over the counter medications.

Adopt a road
Residents are urged to continue doing their part to keep the roads free of trash throughout the year. Any organization, business or individual may also “Adopt-A-Road” and have their name placed on a sign. For a fee of $60, the town will install a sign on the stretch of road that participants wish to adopt. Adoption of a roadside entails picking up litter several times a year. Order forms can be downloaded at www.townofwarwick.org. They are also available at the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce “Caboose” office on South Street.

- Roger Gavan