City of Wayne Spring Clean-Up Day

Be sure to volunteer to help make Wayne even more beautiful!

By Sarah Shurge – In recognition of Earth Day, the Rotary Club of Wayne, will be sponsoring the 11th annual City of Wayne Spring Clean-Up Day in downtown Wayne on Saturday, April 25th, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
“We’re proud that the annual clean-up is still going on. We want to protect the environment and it’s nice to have a legacy doing that,” said Carol Bevard, Rotary Club of Wayne assistant governor.
The Rotary Club of Wayne is an organization of individuals who live or work in Wayne and contribute their time, talents, and treasure to improve the quality of life in Wayne and around the world.
“The environment is important for our future generations. It’s important to learn how to take care of it. Come out because this event makes the community much better,” said Bevard.
Community members of all ages are invited to give a couple hours of their time into tidying up the city of Wayne after the winter season has passed. Volunteers will be picking up trash, raking leaves, and sweeping sidewalks.
If you’d like to volunteer, just show up. Everyone will meet at Goudy Park. Instructions will be given around 8:45 a.m. and teams/groups will be sent to their designated clean-up areas at 9 a.m.
Many community businesses, organizations, and churches will be participating.
The City of Wayne Department of Public Works (DPW) will provide trash bags and people to collect trash on the curb. The Rotary is providing a few trash grabbers, so please bring your own if you have one.
Matt Mulholland and his crew, Rouge-A-Palloza, will be cleaning things out of the Rouge River.
“We’d like to thank the community for all the volunteers that came out last year. Over 68 volunteers came from all over and we would love to see them again,” said Bevard.
The Rotary Club and the Wayne Historical Society are also having an Old Wayne Cemetery clean-up in the summer. Stay tuned for the official date.
The Wayne Rotary is also hosting a Free Community Shredding Day on Saturday, May 16th, at HYPE Athletics (4635 Howe Rd.)
The event is open to the public for disposal of confidential documents to prevent identity theft. There is a maximum of five boxes, and there is a camera on the truck so you can see your documents being shredded. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Rotary Club is looking for more people to join. They meet every Tuesday at Noon in the Thomas Kelly Room in the Wayne Public Library.
“Rotary Club is an organization that has 1.2 million people worldwide, so if you want to make a difference in the world, join Rotary,” said Bevard.
Bevard has served in the Rotary since 2019, held the title of Rotary President from October 2021 – June 2024, and has been the assistant governor since July 2025.
If you are interested or looking for more information about the Rotary Club of Wayne, visit waynerotary.com, find them on Facebook or Instagram at “waynerotary”, or contact them at waynerotary@gmail-.com.
Be sure to volunteer to help make Wayne even more beautiful!