FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 25, 2024
CLEAN UP GUILDERLAND 2024
Local businesses join hands for clean-up of town
Guilderland, NY: On Saturday April 27, more than 100 volunteers will come together in Guilderland to clean the streets starting at 11am with two separate orientations/supply pick-ups. The west-side orientation will be at The Star Plaza parking lot on the corner of Western Avenue and Rt 155, and the east-side will be located in the Crossgates parking lot next to the Tru & Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel. The groups will spread along each block and intersection on Western Ave between the highway and Rt 155 and will be wearing bright orange shirts.
In addition to this event, Tawasentha Park is hosting a clean-up day coordinated by the Guilderland Parks Department, a Recycling Extravaganza event is being held at Farnsworth Middle School and National Drug Take Back Day at the Guilderland Library.
On Friday April 26, local businesses are participating in the clean-up at noon. Participants include:
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- Tru/Homewood Suites – contact Emily Cuda at [email protected]
- Ten Eyck Insurance Group – contact Chris at [email protected]
- Legacy Fitness – contact Chris Wertman at [email protected]
- Phillips Hardware – contact Jon Phillips at [email protected]
- Sports and Spinal Wellness – contact [email protected]
- DiCaprio Park-Friday at 5:30 pm-contact Kathy Burbank
Saturday April 27 groups and locations:
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- Guilderland Parks Tawasentha Park – contact CJ Gallup at [email protected]
- Colonie Guilderland Rotary – contact Julie Tidd at [email protected]
- Guilderland Historical Society – contact Carlton Wells at [email protected]
- Legacy Fitness – contact Chris Wertman at [email protected]
- Westmere Fire Dept – contact Tony Carrow at [email protected]
- Town of Guilderland/Guilderland Chamber of Commerce – contact Sandra Dollard at [email protected]
- Crossgates Mall – contact Jen Smith at [email protected]
- Local “Buy Nothing” group – contact Nancy Birdsall Bacon at [email protected]
Sponsors included West Winds Contracting, who will be in charge of picking up the garbage bags, Crossgates, who is offering volunteers, water and snacks, CM Fox who had purchased the t-shirts for volunteers and The Town of Guilderland who has donated a large bin at the transfer station to dump the garbage.
The effort’s coordinator, Kathy Burbank, started cleaning up litter many years ago where she worked, in her own neighborhood, and especially at beaches where the litter was going straight into the ocean. Recently, she noticed a huge build-up last year in Guilderland. Garbage was piling up rapidly, and when she posted on Facebook after a few clean-ups, people started volunteering to help. Several group clean-ups, and about 1,000 pounds of garbage later, businesses and families wanted to get involved, leading to the planning of this town-wide clean-up. Burbank says “Litter is really everyone’s problem because the wind will just carry it along. It’s not a business or resident’s fault that trash is gathering at their place.”
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About Crossgates:
Crossgates is the Capital Region’s premier shopping, dining and entertainment destination offering an impressive selection of national brands and the newest retail concepts. The center is anchored by Macy’s, JCPenney, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Primark and Best Buy, while offering more than 180 retail shops, including Apple. Crossgates offers 10 entertainment venues and over 20 on-site eateries, such as Dave & Buster’s, Get Air, Billy Beez, Apex Entertainment, The Standard Restaurant & Lounge, Maggie McFly’s and Regal Cinemas with IMAX. Or simply relax at our award-winning day spa, Spa Mirbeau. Located adjacent to a dual-branded 192-room Homewood Suites and Tru by Hilton hotel, Crossgates is your destination to EAT. SHOP. PLAY. STAY. Additional information regarding Crossgates can be found at shopcrossgates.com, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
About Pyramid Management Group, LLC:
Pyramid Management Group, owner of Crossgates, is one of the largest, most innovative, privately-held real estate developers in the northeast. Headquartered in Syracuse, New York, Pyramid’s portfolio of dynamic shopping, dining and entertainment destinations and expanding hospitality presence dominates the northeast with 13 properties located throughout New York and Massachusetts. For nearly 50 years, Pyramid has built its reputation on being first, fast, ahead of the curve and always what’s next, leading the industry in combining the best elements of traditional retail with world-class dining and entertainment, all under one roof. For more information, visit www.pyramidmg.com.