Published April 22. 2015 12:00AM
PRESS PHOTO BY C. RICHARD CHARTRAND
Emmaus and Upper Milford volunteers gather at Emmaus Community Park for the annual community cleanup event April 18.
The event, held each year around Earth Day, gives volunteers the opportunity to show their commitment to the community's environment. Volunteers met 8:30 a.m. for coffee and to get organized, then started cleaning up litter and debris from sites around the borough and township. Instructions and directions to all cleanup sites were provided. Following the cleanup, volunteers gathered back at the park for lunch and community education about the importance of protecting local water resources. An electronics