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Mayor Carstarphen And Team Camden Volunteers 

Kick-Off The 2024 Camden Strong-Clean Camden Campaign 

Neighborhood Cleanup Dates Announced For Spring & Summer

CAMDEN, NJ – Mayor Victor Carstarphen, Camden County Commissioners, City Council President Angel Fuentes, Camden County Police Department, City’s Department of Public Works, Camden Fire Department, Camden City School District, City of Camden staff, corporate and community partners: COVANTA, EMR, WEMG-MEGA 105.7 FM, The Michaels Organization, Cooper University Health Care, Osborn Family Health Center, Virtua Health, CAMCare, St. Joseph’s Carpenter Society, American Water, ResinTech Inc., Subaru, Camden Community Partnership, Campbell’s Soup, Wholesome Riches, Camden Lutheran Housing Inc., Coriell Institute, Salvation Army Kroc Center, and nearly two hundred “Team Camden” volunteers will announce the official kick-off, the fourth year of the Camden Strong-Clean Camden Campaign.

The Mayor’s Camden Strong initiative began in 2021, and focuses on the implementation of a series of targeted activities aimed at improving community health and quality of life by deterring illegal dumping, enhancing public safety efforts, and responding to nuisance concerns impacting the Camden community. For more information about the Camden Strong initiative, visit: ci.camden.nj.us/camden-strong

Mayor Carstarphen along with the City’s partners will hold a press conference on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. at the Cramer Hill Waterfront Park (State Street and Harrison Avenue, Camden, NJ 08105) in the Cramer Hill neighborhood of the City. Throughout the 2024 cleanup season, the City of Camden Department of Public Works will be on-site to pick up debris including large bulk trash items. Partner, Manufacturers Recycling Management Company (MRM) will be providing free electronic recycling collection. Camden residents will be able to obtain information relating to recycling, e-waste, trash disposal, and litter prevention in addition to other City programs. The Camden Strong initiative will continue throughout the spring and summer with a series of neighborhood cleanups and cemetery cleanups.

The next neighborhood cleanup event is scheduled for Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. in the North Camden neighborhood (Cooper’s Poynt Park - 801 Delaware Avenue, Camden, NJ). Those interested in volunteering for Mayor Carstarphen’s upcoming Camden Strong events can contact the City of Camden by calling 856-757-7200 or emailing camdenclean@ci.camden.nj.us

WHAT: Announcing the kick-off of the 2024 Camden Strong-Clean Camden Campaign

WHEN: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. (RAIN OR SHINE)

WHERE: Cramer Hill Waterfront Park

(State Street and Harrison Avenue, Camden, NJ 08105)

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