Esplanade Cambridge Community Service Group Cleanups

A fun, pre-Thanksgiving cleanup led by Jason Garvis along Cambridge Parkway was held on November 25, 2024.  The outing took about an hour and group consensus was that most of the debris was found near 55 Cambridge Parkway, Royal Sonesta Hotel, Charlesgate Yacht Club, and vacant Alexandria building. Developing relationships with the management of commercial entities along Cambridge Parkway will become a focus of the Esplanade Cambridge Community Service Group this year.

Pictured (L-R): Jason Garvis, Jane Gould, Buzz Dunn, Linda Felter with Jason, Jane Hilburt-Davis and Mary Lee Dunn.

As a reminder:  Residents heading outdoors for a walk this winter are more than welcome to make use of the rubber gloves, bags and “grabbers” stored in the Esplanade package room and help us keep the parkway free of debris.

Inaugural Cleanup

The weather was perfect for the inaugural cleanup by our new Community Service Group on Wednesday, October 9.  An energetic group led by Jason Gavris included Linda Felter, Elaine Shiang, and Buzz and Mary Lee Dunn.  Everyone wore gloves and carried bags to remove litter during the outing. The garbage that was picked up filled an entire barrel in Front Park next to the Esplanade building. The local environment was markedly improved because of the group’s efforts that day.  

All Esplanade residents are welcome to pitch in and pick up litter along Cambridge Parkway anytime the spirit moves them.  Cleanup supplies are available for individuals or groups in the “package room” off the lobby, in a clearly labeled basket on a shelf in the far corner.  Supplies include larger (black) gloves and smaller gloves in blue.  There are also small and larger bags to use.  A lesson learned during the group’s first outing was having a large trash bag, and an extra set of gloves might also be a good idea. Additionally, there are two trash pickup sticks in a container below the supplies to borrow to pick up trash and returned afterwards for others to use.  For more information about how to get involved, contact the Co-Chairs: Mary Lee Dunn maryleedunn@gmail.com or Linda Felter lfelter@comcast.net