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City of Wayne Spring Clean-Up Day

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

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