To the Editor:
On Saturday, May 4, the Bethel Conservation Commission sponsored Green Up Day. What a success it was! Sixty-four people came out to pick up trash all around the village, East and West along Rte. 2, South along Rte. 26, almost all of Vernon St, and much of Intervale Rd. and North Rd. Thank you to the Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce for providing a map to record where everyone picked up trash. The kids played a trash bingo game and they all found the majority of 25 items listed. Each child received a coupon for a free cookie from the Gemini Cafe & Bakery for their hard work. The collected trash filled a large farm truck hauled away by Scott Hyneck. Thank you to Inland Woods & Trails and the Town of Bethel for providing additional trucks for trash transportation. After a couple of hours of cleanup, Bethel Green Up Day volunteers were joined by Woodstock and Greenwood volunteers for a lunch generously provided by Crossroads Diner and Mahoosuc Land Trust. A special thank you to Jenn Evans, Amy Connell, and all the kids at Mahoosuc Kids Association for cleaning up the Crescent Park School grounds on Friday before Green Up Day.
The Bethel Conservation Commission wants to thank the following people who all pitched in to help make Bethel a greener and more beautiful place: Rosemary Wiser, Will Chapman, Dawn & Gerry Nelson, Sue Lowe, Lee & Steve Smith, Lucy Abbott, Lesley Rowse & Gary Inman, Jeff Newsom, Janet Willie, Kyra Rose-Espinoza, Emma Newell, Mackenzie Eliot, Colby Hastings, Lynne Zimmerman, Brenda & Carl Blond, Jean & Mitch Benedict, Jefrae Alford, Mary Smith, Moriah & Colin Lasker, the DeCato Family, David Jolly, Eliza Barnes, Sue Ellen & Odessa, Elke Blauss, Mason & Henry Perks, William Slattery, Amy Connell, Elinor Connell, Vianne Hanson, Liz & Skip Repetto, Blaine Corbin, Caylee Redard, the Williams Family, the Bieluch Family, Jeff & Sarah Sloan, Eric Boyle-Wight, Henri & Jim List, Beth Hodgdon, Nancy Babcock, Bruce, Suzanne & Reece Pierce, Heather Hayward, Barbara Murphy, Ann Speth, Sarah Southam and Robin Zinchuk. We are sure others picked up but we did not get their name on the list. Thank you to everyone for this great team effort.
Sincerely,
Ann Speth, on behalf of the Bethel Conservation Commission
Bethel
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