Sandy Chang and her group made this park just A Litter Bit Better! in April 2008. During April 19-26, 2008, more than 4,000 Rochester volunteers collected over 12 tons of litter. Our thanks to all of you who pitched in to make Rochester A Litter Bit Better! Waste Collected Bottles, cans, paper, plastic, cigarette butts, and food containers/wrappers were the most commonly reported types of litter. There were several reports of personal hygeine products being common. In one collection area,…

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  On Tuesday, April 14, Mrs. Robbins’ fourth grade class at Rochester Central Lutheran had the treat of having a pizza party with Mayor Brede. One of their classmates, Kayla Manuell was the Grand Prize winner of the 2009 A Litter Bit Better! poster contest.Kayla’s poster was a colorful sunflower masterpiece that said “clean up Rochester.” You can see her winning poster and others here. There are still areas to be adopted. So if you haven’t already, be sure to…

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Farmers Insurance – Steve Strauss Agency volunteers collect litter at Ben Franklin School. Many neighbors, clubs, and churches across Rochester spent some time during the first weekend of the 2009 Litter Bit Better pickup scouring parks and neighborhoods for trash. There are still areas to be adopted. So if you haven’t already, be sure to register online today or call 254-8169. Help us make Rochester just A Litter Bit Better! Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Sun, 2009-04-19 15:52.

  During April 18-25, 2009, more than 3,200 Rochester volunteers collected over 40,000 pounds or 19.5 tons!  Our thanks to all of you who pitched in to make Rochester A Litter Bit Better! Find RNeighbors on Facebook and become our “fan” so you can receive updates on future neighborhood events. There you can see lots of fun photos posted of the week-long community event. For the 3rd year in a row, citizens of Rochester once again stepped up to the…

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  Kayla Manuell’s Grand Prize winning masterpiece. Announcing the Grand Prize winner for the 2009 A Litter Bit Better! Poster Contest – Kayla Manuell and her “Clean Up Rochester” sunflower picture! For the second year, we challenged all fourth grade students in Rochester to draw a brightly colored picture that displays: Why it is important to not litter How you will make Rochester A Litter Bit Better! There were 81 entries from 8 classrooms representing 6 schools. With all of…

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Posters Should Be Dropped Off At The Government Center 201 Fourth St. SE Public Works Department Allison Plute (507) 328-2440   Deadline Friday, October 30, 2009 Eligible Rochester Fourth Grade Students Be creative. Successful entries will display: Why it is important to not litter How you will make Rochester A Litter Bit Better! Check out last year’s creative winners. Return the attached entry completed to your teacher, only one entry per student. One winner will be chosen from each school…

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Mrs. Reid’s fourth grade class with the winning A Litter Bit Better! poster winner, Daphne Jebens. Announcing the Grand Prize winner for the 2010 A Litter Bit Better! Poster Contest – Daphne Jebens and her “Pollution’s a fact so clean up your act” artwork! For the third year, we challenged all fourth grade students in Rochester to draw a brightly colored picture that displays: Why it is important to not litter How you will make Rochester A Litter Bit Better!…

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