Members of the Joint Base San Antonio
community will join forces April 11-15 for an installation-wide spring cleanup
effort.
The 502nd Air Base Wing in coordination with the 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron
is conducting Proud Week Spring Cleanup, an event that will unite mission
partners, tenant units, organizations and agencies throughout JBSA.
"The purpose of Proud Week is to really focus on cleaning up our areas
around us,” Chief Master Sgt. Katie McCool, 502 Security Forces and Logistics
Support Group superintendent, said. “This is our opportunity to come together
and focus on enhancing the appearance and beautification of JBSA and its
facilities, conduct environmental maintenance and promote a clean work
environment.”
Key tasks will be to remove trash, old
furniture, fallen tree limbs, brush, grass from sidewalks and non-household
trash. Personnel will sweep sidewalks and curbs, and conduct a general
inspection of fields, streets and parking lots in areas of responsibilities to
include assigned work areas, storage and warehouse areas, bag and bundle all
trash as appropriate and transport to trash collection points or nearest
dumpsters.
Senior enlisted members will lead cleanup efforts for each organization.
"Whatever organization you belong to, if you find your senior
enlisted leader, they should be able to point you in the direction of what you
can do to help,” McCool said.
Supplies for cleanup efforts can be
acquired at the self-help store at each JBSA operating location: building 4197
at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, building 5495 at JBSA-Lackland and building 891 at
JBSA-Randolph. In addition, lawn and garden supplies and equipment such as
rakes, wheelbarrows, brooms and other items will be available in limited
quantities for sign-out. For more information on what supplies are available or
how to check out equipment call 652-2242 for JBSA-Randolph, 652-2055 for
JBSA-Lackland and 808-6079 for JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.
Bulk trash sites will be designated at all JBSA locations, and participants may
use dumpsters near their work areas for items that aren't bulk trash.
Examples of bulk trash items are tree limbs, broken-down picnic tables, old
fence materials, bricks and old landscaping timbers.
Items that are not accepted for bulk removal are hazardous materials, furniture
and other items appropriate for defense reutilization and marketing office
disposal, equipment and food waste.
“Keeping JBSA clean is part of excellence in all we do,” McCool said. “You
should be proud of where you live and where you work, and you should want to
take the effort to make it a good place.”