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News Release RI Department of Environmental Management 235 Promenade St., Providence, RI 02908 (401) 277-2771 TDD/(401)-222-4462 For Release: August 1, 1997 Contact: Terri Bisson 277-3434 Bill Pett 277-3434 ext. 4417 Photo Opportunities See attached for local interest contact names OSCAR CLEAN TEAMS FROM SEVERAL COMMUNITIES PITCH IN TO CLEAN UP NINIGRET PARK IN CHARLESTOWN, VETERANS MEMORIAL PARKWAY IN EAST PROVIDENCE Young people working on state-funded OSCAR Clean Teams from several communities will combine forces for full-scale attacks on litter at Ninigret Park in Charlestown and along Veterans Memorial Parkway in East Providence next week. On Monday, August 4, between 9 AM and 2 PM, Clean Teams from Charlestown, Coventry, Richmond, Smithfield, and West Greenwich, the Northern Rhode Island Community Mental Health Center in Woonsocket, and Keep Providence Beautiful and the Southside Community Land Trust of Providence will clean up Ninigret Park following the annual Charlestown Seafood Festival. On Thursday, August 7, between 9:30 AM and 1:00 PM, Clean Teams from Barrington, Charlestown, Cumberland, East Providence and North Smithfield, and from the Elmwood Foundation and the Smith Hill Center in Providence will clean up along Veterans Memorial Parkway in East Providence. The Clean Teams are part of a statewide cleanup campaign funded by the RI Department of Environmental Management's OSCAR Program. OSCAR's Youth Litter Corps Program, now in its twelfth year, is comprised of 33 teams, each including four youths aged 14-17 and one adult supervisor. The crews work 24 hours a week picking up litter in their communities. Last year, Youth Litter Corps teams picked up 87 tons of refuse and over 1,600 used tires, and recycled nine tons of aluminum and glass. | |