Bates-Hendricks newletter, 2015-04

              Bates-Hendricks Newsletter
2015
April
Help Out at Our Great Indy Cleanup – April 25!
On Saturday, April 25 we will have our annual
Great Indy Cleanup. The Great Indy Cleanup, a
collaboration between the City of Indianapolis,
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, and neighborhood
volunteers, provides a way for residents to
make a real impact cleaning up their area. The
City of Indianapolis provides dumpsters for
large quantities of waste removal, while Keep
Indianapolis Beautiful furnishes cleanup supplies
and sometimes volunteers. There are three areas you can help out in our neighborhood
this year:
Orange Street Block Club Cleanup
The Orange Street Block Club cleanup area is east of East Street and west of I-65, in
the streets and alleys of Sanders, Orange, Parkway, and Wright Streets. Volunteers are
asked to meet at the dumpster in the 1200 Block of Wright Street (between Sanders and
Orange) at 9:00am. The cleanup is expected to run until Noon. If you can’t make it out
there right at 9:00am, please still come and help out as you can! Trash grabbers and trash
bags will be provided.
Madison Avenue Pedestrian Bridge Cleanup
The Bates-Hendricks Neighborhood cleanup will focus on the east side of the Madison
Avenue Pedestrian bridge. This will compliment the Old Southside Neighborhood, who
is holding a cleanup for the west side of the bridge. We will meet at the dumpster at the
dead end of the 200 block of Lincoln Street at 1:00pm. We will pick up trash, remove
brush, and cover up grafiti along the sidewalk leading up to the bridge. The cleanup is
expected to last until 4:00pm, giving you plenty of time to enjoy the rest of the day! Trash
grabbers, gloves, bags, and pruning equipment will be provided.
Your Block
If you can’t make it out to help out at either of the above cleanups, just come out and
cleanup your block. Everyone doing a little bit can make a big impact.
Please remember that these dumpsters are for our three cleanups only and are intended
for public waste. Using the dumpsters for personal trash could compromise our ability to
get dumpsters in the future. Thanks!
Next Bates-Hendricks Meeting is April 6
The Bates-Hendricks Neighborhood Association will be holding its
annual meeting on Monday, April 6 at 6:30pm at Immanuel United
Church of Christ (402 Prospect Street). President John Winter will be
giving a presentation of all our accomplishments over the past year,
as well as field ideas for projects for 2015. We’ll also be electing new
Board Directors. Please join us!