CRESTWOOD ALLEY CLEAN UP2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend of Service 

“Everyone can be great because everybody can serve.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Crestwood Citizens Association (CCA) Green Team encourages neighbors to participate in a socially distant Alley Clean-Up this Martin Luther King Jr. weekend as part of the national MLK Day of Service. 

Please register your Individual Cleanup here. This allows our friends at the Rock Creek Conservancy to see how dedicated Crestwood volunteers really are, and helps to encourage other neighborhoods pitch in too! 

Crestwood’s alleys have become active spaces during the pandemic, providing alternate pathways for walkers, play spaces for youth, and opportunities to observe birds and wildlife.  Please take part in this neighborhood-wide effort to clean, clear, and improve our alleys. Your service will make our alleys cleaner, safer, and help neighbors who may be unable to maintain the alley adjacent to their home. Please remember to wear a mask, maintain 6ft of distance from individuals outside of your household, and wear protective gloves.

Please share your before and after shots by tagging @Crestwood_DC on Twitter and @CrestwoodDC on Facebook, #AlleyCleanUp, #MLKDay2021.

WHO: You! Crestwood families and residents are encouraged to participate!

WHAT: The Alley Clean-Up will focus on three Clean-Up activities.

1. Trash pick-up – Wear gloves when bagging trash, and only dispose of trash in your own trash bin.
    
2. Leaves and branches clean up – Please use lawn bags for this activity. 
    
3. English ivy removal - Never remove more than the roots in the ground of English ivy, and 1-2 feet of ivy from the base of the tree. Never pull ivy down from higher areas or remove bark from trees! Watch this short helpful video from Rock Creek Conservancy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42TibaNjJo8