A new event developed in cooperation with the "Don’t Trash Wichita" program will get our City even more beautiful for the 2002 River Festival. On Saturday, April 20 from 10 AM - 1 PM, the City of Wichita and Entercom Wichita, which owns six of the City’s top radio stations, is sponsoring a "River Trash Roundup." Each station will take portions of the Arkansas River from the Lewis Street Bridge to Exploration Place to have volunteers come out and clean it up. There will be food vendors and DJs on hand to rally support. Participating Entercom radio stations are AM stations, KFH 1330, KNSS 1240, and KQAM, 1480. FM stations are KEYN 103.7, KDGS 93.9, and KFBZ 105.3. The Wranglers have agreed to have a post-party for all who participate in the clean up on Saturday, April 27. Free tickets to this game will be available at Saturday's Clean-up Event. There will be free pizza and water thanks to Papa John's.
We need your help! Come by to do a good deed on Earth Day and make the Earth you live on even more beautiful. Volunteers should wear the following:
- Long pants
- Long sleeve shirts
- Hat or scarf
- Work gloves
- Sunscreen
We encourage everyone to come out and join us at the River Trash Round-Up. For more information, call the City Manager’s Office at 268-4351.
After the River Festival, on May 19, the group will return to clean up after the River Festival is over to keep it beautiful for the citizens of Wichita. This is part of the National River Cleanup Week that is scheduled for May 11-18.