Spring Up to Clean Up

Program Update

Stay tuned for information about our 28th annual Spring Up to Clean Up in May 2024. 

Registration opening on April 1, 2024!

Thank you to all participants for helping to make our city clean, green & beautiful! 


Ways to Participate

  • Community and Family groups: Organize a group of friends and/or family to collect litter around your block, at your favourite greenspace or shoreline area, or plan a neighbourhood-wide cleanup. Get creative and plan a walking or hiking adventure while picking up litter or try plogging – jogging and cleaning-up together 
  • Workplaces and Organizations: Plan a time to get together and clean up the area around your workplace, church, or community center or business. This team-building activity will benefit your group as well as the environment!
  • Schools: Get students together for a schoolyard cleanup or supervised clean up in the area around the school property. Teach students the harms of litter in our environment and inspire environmental stewardship.  

CLEAN to WIN

If you are doing a cleanup, enter one of our contests below for a chance to win some awesome prizes! See the contest categories to learn how you can win:

Photo Contest (open to all participants) - We want to see how you Spring Up! Send us your best cleanup photo that shows community spirit, love of nature, or your most creative Spring Up pose! Include a brief description of your picture*. Participate by:

  • tagging @EcoSuperior in your cleanup picture on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, and use the hashtag #springuptbay
  • or by emailing communications@ecosuperior.org

*By submitting your photo, you consent to EcoSuperior's use of the photo for program promotion. If your photo contains minors, please complete this photo release form. Parent or guardian consent is necessary for any entrant who has not reached the age of majority. If it is discovered that you entered without consent from your parent or legal guardian, the entries will be void.

 

Business Contest (open to businesses and organizations)- Show off your organization's cleanup skills and inspire others to join you. Share a photo of your cleanup crew for a chance to win prizes and have your business featured on our website and social media.* Participate by:

  • tagging @EcoSuperior along with a fellow organization or business you'd like to join in with their own cleanup and use the hashtag #springuptbay
  • or by emailing communications@ecosuperior.org

*By submitting your photo, you consent to EcoSuperior's use of the photo for program promotion. If your photo contains minors, please complete this photo release form. Parent or guardian consent is necessary for any entrant who has not reached the age of majority. If it is discovered that you entered without consent from your parent or legal guardian, the entries will be void.

 

School Contest (open to participating schools)- every teacher that registers for Spring Up this year will be entered to win a pizza party for their class (up to 30 students) and a gift certificate to a local educational supplies store.  


Spring Up Events

To be announced soon!

Register Here!


Thank you to our partners and sponsors!

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This Spring Up to Clean Up campaign is funded by the

City of Thunder Bay and delivered by EcoSuperior.

 

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Stay in the know

Follow this year's campaign progress on our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages using the hashtag #SpringUpTbay!

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