Cleveland Plogs East 152nd!
Join Cleveland Plogs every last Wednesday of the month through October for a neighborhood plogging cleanup!
Last month, we hit up E.185th Street. While the street looked pretty good (only three weeks after the Big Clean!), we definitely made a dent picking up hundreds of cigarettes, wrappers, bottle caps, receipts and more!
For this month's plogging, volunteers will meet outside Five Points Community Center at 6pm (813 E 152nd St, Cleveland, 44110). The Plogging route will cover East 152nd north to Lakeshore Blvd. and south to St. Clair. Best part of all, you don't have to run marathons to Plogg! This will be slow paced run - just under 2 miles - with plenty of stops along the way - to pick up trash!
Please wear clothing you don't mind getting sweaty and a little dirty and please wear closed toed shoes - preferably shoes you don't mind running in! Water and light refreshments will be provided before we head out.
We'll cross the finish line around 7pm back at Five Points Community Center where we’ll stretch out and take stock of the trash haul! We’ll also talk about Cleveland Ploggs and growing a plogging movement in the neighborhood and beyond. Best of all, ploggers will receive a coupon to Chili Peppers Fresh Mexican Grill - good for 1/2 off your purchase of a meal item and drink!
Still don't know what the heck 'plogging' is all about?
Plogging is a fitness trend that originated in Sweden and is slowly spreading throughout the world. The term Plogging is derived from the Swedish phrase “plocka upp,” which translates to pick up. Plogging involves a combination of jogging and picking up trash along your running route using a plastic bag to collect the litter you find along your route. Plogging is great exercise and a great opportunity to make a positive impact on our environment and our neighborhood.
Still on the fence? You can learn more about plogging via the following links
Freshwater Cleveland - Cleveland has a litter problem. Can plogging be the solution? https://goo.gl/pgpZEf
We Need This - We can all learn from plogging, the popular fitness craze taking over the world https://goo.gl/P5erB3
City Lab - Pick Up Trash While You Exercise. It's Called Plogging https://goo.gl/xRFVRc
For more info, check out facebook.com/cleplogs, email adopt.euclidbeach@gmail.com, or call 216-571-0685.
Happy Plogging!
Stephen Love
Stephen Love is a Lake Erie fanatic from Cleveland, OH. In his day job he works for the Cuyahoga Land Bank and in every other waking moment is the founder and coordinator of Euclid Beach Adopt-a-Beach Team and Euclid Beach Blast! He started Euclid Beach Blast out of a desire to explore the connections between environmental stewardship, art, public spaces, music, and community.