Litterplucking in the rain

A load of litter is off the roads

By LAURIE STUART

Posted 5/2/23

NARROWSBURG, NY — Russell Miller and Marsha Place, with eight-week-old Elliot, were all smiles as they returned to the Litterpluck collection site on Sunday, April 30. Part of the 2023 Upper …

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Litterplucking in the rain

A load of litter is off the roads

RR photos by Laurie Stuart

Russell Miller and Marsha Place, with eight-week-old Elliot.

RR photo by Laurie Stuart

Odin Tawa-Diaz, her dad Devon Diaz, and Alan Carroll, all of Beach Lake, started early at 9:30 a.m. picking up litter. "This is our closest town, where we come to hang, "Devon said. Alan serves as the Sullivan 180 Beautification Coordinator. He's the resource "on the ground" to assist local groups like the Narrowsburg Beautification Group, which hosted the Littersweep.

RR photo by Laurie Stuart

Gayle Bangalan and Matthew Sgritto of Luxton Lake celebrate the good work of picking up litter on a rainy Sunday morning. Gayle serves as the Acting Secretary of the Narrowsburg Beautification Group.

RR photo by Laurie Stuart

Brandon Kent and Nikole Snyder staffed the Littersweep tent for the duration of the four-hour event held on April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They signed participants in, and provided safety vests, gloves, bags and litter pickers. Brandon is a frequent volunteer with the Littersweep, and also assists at House Fly Fishing, Pig Farm Inc and the Delaware River Club. "I didn't volunteer so much before I started dating Brandon. Now I know that it's really important to get involved," Nikole said.

Posted Tuesday, May 2, 2023 1:04 pm

By LAURIE STUART

NARROWSBURG, NY — Russell Miller and Marsha Place, with eight-week-old Elliot, were all smiles as they returned to the Litterpluck collection site on Sunday, April 30. Part of the 2023 Upper Delaware Council Littersweep, the Narrowsburg Beautification Group coordinated a dedicated group of volunteers transversing the roadway and picking up litter in the hamlet of Narrowsburg in the rain.

Miller is a principal in the Big Eddy Brewing Co., which is renovating the former Wayne Bank on Main Street. Place is a participant in the 2023 Sullivan Leadership program, which is spearheading a May 21 Fun Run along the O&W rail trail in Hurleyville to benefit the free children’s dental care program, PRASAD.