Love the Boot Week is April 5-13! Be a part of Louisiana’s largest statewide litter removal and beautification effort, and help bring attention to our state’s litter problem. In addition to litter removal, volunteers focus on community beautification, planting trees and plants, and refurbishing community gardens.
Join Love the Boot Week efforts in April to bring awareness to our state’s litter problem and promote litter prevention.
Many communities are participating in celebration of Earth Day with Clean Up Day activities where you can pick up cleaning supplies to help pitch in. Participating in these community events are also a great way for teens to gain community service experience/volunteer hours that may be beneficial for club participation such as 4-H clubs and organizations. Be sure to reach out to the event organizers about signing a form or writing out a letter to verify volunteer hours.
How to Volunteer:
Register to volunteer at a Keep Louisiana Beautiful clean up event in a town near you at Keeplouisianabeautiful.org/love-the-boot/volunteer to ensure a free t-shirt for your participation. In the “Event Search” area, type in our city’s zip code and select the date that you and/or your team can commit to cleaning an area. But don’t forget, you and your group can commit to more than one Saturday!
Here are local towns around Acadia and St. Landry that are participating where you can join to make a difference:
Eunice Bulb & Blossom Beautification - April 5 @9am
Where: 2101 W. Ash Ave, Eunice
Details: Spring cleanup of garden and area AND spring planting of 30 garden boxes.
Beautify Downtown Opelousas - April 5th @ 9am
Where: 828 East Landry Street
Details: Volunteers can sign up for the Opelousas cleanup event by visiting
https://tinyurl.com/yc3y88cs or by calling Carrie Richard with Kiwanis Club of Opelousas 337-351-3198.
Clean Up Crowley - April 5 @10am
Where: 10 N. Parkerson Ave., Crowley
Details: City of Crowley and APSO come together to keep Crowley clean. Volunteers will meet at the Wells Fargo building.
Church Point Community-Wide Park Clean Up - April 12 @9am
Where: all 3 parks in the town of Church Point from 9-11am. To volunteer fill out the online form here.
Keep Eunice Beautiful- April 12 @8:30am
Where: 300 S. Second Street
Details: Residents, businesses, clubs and organizations will meet downtown to choose the area they would like to go to to clean up litter. Volunteers can sign up at 8:30am on the morning of the event, at the lobby of city hall. They can also call KEB director, Donna Baltakis 337-466-5447, to register their organization.
You can organize your own group or organization to participate by coming together to clean up your local community! Register at https://keeplouisianabeautiful.org/love-the-boot/?mibextid=Zxz2cZ
