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Clean Sweep 2010 Results

2010 Results
  • 4,396 pre-registered volunteers
  • 129 cleanup locations throughout Austin
  • 30 TONS of trash collected 
  • Hundreds of unique objects including: an American Flag, cash, remote control robot, crab leg, toilet, water bed mattress, air horn, inflatable raft, old dolls, restaurant sign, and a realistic looking plastic snake.
  • Winner of the Most Unusual Object Contest was a large restaurant sign,
    "Aunt Tilly's"
Volunteer Party Highlights
  • Live Music by La Tampiquena and fun with face painting and a rock climbing wall
  • Over $1300 worth of Door Prizes awarded from: Pure Austin, Horseshoe Bay Resort, Yoga Yoga, Uchi, Texas Rowing Center, Capital Cruises, and Castle Hill Fitness.
  • Unique Object Contest winners awarded with 2 tickets to a "Long Center Presents" show and 4 Free Boarding Passes on the Lone Star Riverboat
  • Environmental Fair with 15 hands-on, kids environmental education activities
  • Exhibits by local nonprofits, businesses and agencies including: Austin Energy's Cody the Solar Car, Greenstar Educational Trailer, REI Peak Maze, Watershed Protection Department, Capital Area Master Naturalist, and Sustainable Food Center
  • Thank you to the many Dignitaries in attendance: State Representative Dawnna Dukes, State Representative Donna Howard, Travis County Commissioner Karen Huber, Travis County Commissioner Ron Davis (Chief of Staff Deon Whillite) and Mayor Pro Tem Mike Martinez