City to hold next litter pickup at St. Marks

Published 11:30 am Tuesday, November 30, 2021

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The City of LaGrange will host its  next monthly litter cleanup event Saturday, Dec. 4, from 8 a.m. to 10  a.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

Volunteers will meet in the parking lot of the St. Mark’s E,  207 N. Greenwood St.

The group will be picking up litter along the first segment of The Thread as well as N. Greenwood St. and the surrounding area.

Free coffee and donuts will be provided from Local Groundz starting at  7:30 a.m.

This is a family-friendly event that is free and open to the public.

The city  will provide the vests, trash bags, and gloves. 

Monthly pickups will continue through April 2022:

  • January – Saturday, Jan. 8 from 8-10 a.m. at the location of the new  city park under construction near Hamilton Rd. and Brown St. Volunteers  will meet in the parking lot at 118 Brown St.. (LaGrange Fire  Department, partner)
  • February – Saturday, February 5, 8-10 a.m. at the LaGrange Fire Department’s headquarters, 115  Hill Street. (LaGrange Fire Department, partner)
  • March – Saturday, March 5, 8-10 a.m. at Piggly Wiggly parking lot,  505 S. Greenwood St. (LaGrange Fire Department, partner)
  • April – Friday, April 22, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. City employees to pick up  litter throughout the community 

If you are a business or group that would like to partner with the City of  LaGrange on any of these events please contact Katie  Van  Schoor at kvanschoor@lagrangega.org.