Help Scoop the Poop at the Trash-A-Thon

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May 1, 2015 Trash talk: We challenge Gillette dog owners to come out and scoop the poop with us!

Fur Kids Foundation challenges the Gillette dog owners to pick up after your dogs on Saturday, May 9th. Join us at Dalbey Memorial Park at 9 a.m. and help us scoop the poop! #Trashathon2015

Posted by Fur Kids Foundation on Saturday, May 2, 2015

If you’ve taken your pooch for a walk around our parks recently, you’ve seen quite a few piles of dog waste along the paths. As we all know, this isn’t healthy for our community; nor is it fun to step in. The Fur Kids Foundation board and volunteers have plan to improve this issue. 

On Saturday, May 9, Keep Gillette Beautiful (KGB) is hosting its annual community cleanup, the Coal Country Trash-A-Thon from 9 am-noon, and Fur Kids Foundation has let the organization know that we plan to Scoop the Poop. If you walk your dog in a City of Gillette Park, or even a Campbell County Park, we want you to join us. We hear that the Gillette Dog Owners Group is looking to help with the effort as well. We’re hoping if we get enough volunteers, then we can scoop the poop at more parks! 

KGB has asked that we keep track of how much waste is collected at the parks. That day, KGB will provide the bags, but if you do show up to help, can you please bring your own rake, shovel and gloves. We plan to weigh each bag and then we can throw the large bags of poop away at the park.

So, put on your poop fairy wings, roll up your sleeves, and join Fur Kids Foundation on May 9 to scoop some doggy poo! 

If you have any questions about this event, please contact us or reach out to Michael Foote, the City of Gillette Sustainability Manager at 307.686.5228 or michaelf@gillettewy.gov. Or, download the flyer below and hang it up in your office to help us spread the word!

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