Spring Up to Clean Up

Program Update

Our 27th annual Spring Up to Clean Up campaign is happening for the entire month of May!

Registration is now closed for Spring Up to Clean Up 2023.

Thank you to all participants for helping to make our city clean, green & beautiful!

Ways to Participate

Community and Family groups: Organize a group of friends and/or family to collect litter around your block, at your favourite greenspace or shoreline area, or plan a neighbourhood-wide cleanup. Get creative and plan a walking or hiking adventure while picking up litter or try plogging – jogging and cleaning-up together
Workplaces and Organizations: Plan a time to get together and clean up the area around your workplace, church, or community center or business. This team-building activity will benefit your group as well as the environment!
Schools: Get students together for a schoolyard cleanup or supervised clean up in the area around the school property. Teach students the harms of litter in our environment and inspire environmental stewardship.

CLEAN to WIN

If you are doing a cleanup, enter one of our contests below for a chance to win some awesome prizes! See the contest categories to learn how you can win:

Photo Contest (open to all participants) - We want to see how you Spring Up! Send us your best cleanup photo that shows community spirit, love of nature, or your most creative Spring Up pose! Include a brief description of your picture*. Participate by:

tagging @EcoSuperior in your cleanup picture on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, and use the hashtag #springuptbay
or by emailing communications@ecosuperior.org

*By submitting your photo, you consent to EcoSuperior's use of the photo for program promotion. If your photo contains minors, please complete this photo release form. Parent or guardian consent is necessary for any entrant who has not reached the age of majority. If it is discovered that you entered without consent from your parent or legal guardian, the entries will be void.

Business Contest (open to businesses and organizations)- Show off your organization’s cleanup skills and inspire others to join you. Share a photo of your cleanup crew for a chance to win prizes and have your business featured on our website and social media.* Participate by:

tagging @EcoSuperior along with a fellow organization or business you’d like to join in with their own cleanup and use the hashtag #springuptbay
or by emailing communications@ecosuperior.org

School Contest (open to participating schools)- every teacher that registers for Spring Up this year will be entered to win a pizza party for their class (up to 30 students) and a gift certificate to a local educational supplies store.

Spring Up Events

Campaign Launch with Evergreen a United Neighborhood.

Tuesday, May 2nd

Spring Up 2023 officially launches this year with our friends at Evergreen a United Neighborhood.

Wrap-Up Party with Sleeping Giant Brewery

Thursday, June 1st, 4:30 pm

Join us on Thursday, June 1st for a final cleanup and wrap-up party for the 2023 Spring Up to Clean Up Campaign. The event starts at 4:30 pm with a cleanup around the brewery followed by pizza and refreshments. Participants will have a chance to win a prize pack.

Thank you to our partners and sponsors!

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