Powers Ferry Corridor Alliance Public Meeting May 8, 2019

Fall 2024 Adopt-A-Mile Cleanup, October 5th

The trash along our adopted mile of Powers Ferry and Terrell Mill Roads didn’t stand a chance on October 5th. With the help of Keep Cobb Beautiful, teams of community volunteers loaded up
55 bags with everything from illegal stick signs to general roadside litter.

Area neighborhoods and organizations represented included Riverwalk at Wildwood, Riverstone at Wildwood, Girl Scouts, Valencia Hills, Terrell Mill Estates, Hyde Park, Flats at Riverwalk, Lassiter
High School, Stratford Grove, and Wynne’s Ridge Condominiums.

Volunteers enjoyed complimentary refreshments provided by Kroger. The event was additionally supported by Take 5 Oil Change and Custom Signs Today, and everyone was cheered on by the firefighters at Cobb County Fire Station 19. In conjunction with the Cleanup, Keep Cobb Beautiful sponsored a pop-up recycling drop-off at the Kroger Fuel parking lot on Powers Ferry.

To be notified for the Spring 2025 Cleanup, email coordinator Kedrick Green at volunteer@powersferryca.com.

Fall 2024 Sponsors

Blasts from the past

Spring 2024

Thanks to our fantastic Volunteers and Sponsors!

In 2 satisfying hours, 25 Volunteers removed 52 bags of trash!

Ho hum, just another record-breaking Adopt-A-Mile Cleanup to help shine up the community. Fun people to meet, picker-upper thingees for all, and 52 bags of trash removed from Powers Ferry and Terrell Mill Roads. Thanks again to Kroger and Take 5 Oil Change for being sponsors. And thanks to Custom Signs Today for donating the signs!

We'll gather again this Fall to repeat the drill.
Area communities represented by volunteers on April 13th included the Flats at Riverwalk, Greyfield, Rivers Call, Riverstone at Wildwood, Riverwalk at Wildwood, Stratford/Grove Meade/Hyde Park, Terrell Mill Estates, and Valencia Hills. If your community was not represented, YOU are hereby nominated to represent it at the Fall Cleanup!

To be notified when the Fall date is set, just email volunteer@powersferryca.com.

Spring 2024 Sponsors

Fall 2023

Thanks to our volunteers and local business sponsors, the Fall event was the biggest yet.

Media

Excellent coverage recognized our volunteers and our sponsors.

(COBB COUNTY, GA) The day started out with dreary skies, but the weather did not dampen the mood for 18 enthusiastic volunteers who turned out on Saturday, October 14 for the Powers Ferry Corridor Alliance’s (PFCA) Fall Adopt-A-Mile Cleanup. The event was held in conjunction with Keep Cobb Beautiful at the Kroger Fuel Center parking lot at 1310 Powers Ferry Rd. The volunteers fanned out along Powers Ferry at Terrell Mill Rd. to pick up trash, and In just 90 minutes, collected enough litter to fill 40 trash bags.

“This was our best turnout ever, thanks in part to Kroger management and Keep Cobb Beautiful management people who also participated, which made this day quite special,” said Patti Rice, PFCA president. “Keep Cobb Beautiful even dedicated a truck, trailer and driver to shadow the various teams so that the bags got collected as each segment of work wrapped up.”

Kroger also donated Starbucks coffee and other refreshments for the volunteers, and another local business, Custom Signs Today, donated directional signs for the event.

“We invested almost 40 million dollars in bringing the new Kroger to the community but along with that goes the commitment of time to help keep it clean,” said Nigel Vereen, 1310 Powers Ferry Rd Kroger team manager, “Hopefully people can see us out in the community, and they’ll do their part in keeping our community clean as well.”

The PFCA had almost doubled its adopted stretch of Powers Ferry Road since its last event in April and organizers were hoping that a sufficient group of volunteers would turn out to canvas the larger area. They were pleased that the number of participants and collections both exceeded expectations with nearly twice the number of volunteers and three times the amount of litter collected as compared to any previous Adopt-A-Mile event.

“Helping clean up our county allows us to give back to the community,” said Sanjay Rane, a PFCA area homeowner. “It was fun and interesting.”

While most were local residents, of the 18 participants, there were several who represented local businesses while others traveled from areas beyond the PFCA to lend a hand.

“This is the first time I’ve ever participated in anything like this, so it was very exciting,” said Daniel Withers of Sandy Springs. “One hundred percent I’ll be back.”

“This community project fits with our mission which is pro-environment, pro-sustainability and pro-community engagement,” said Logan House, an arborist with Peachtree Arborists of Conyers. “We perform tree work here in this area, so we wanted to participate in this community project.”

“These cleanups really make a difference, and we’re already planning the next one for April 2024,” said Kedrick Green, PFCA’s Adopt-A-Mile coordinator. “We encourage community associations and area businesses to get involved.”

See the story in East Cobb News.

Next Cleanup: April 13, 2024

You look like a great picker upper! Grab your spot for the Spring 2024 Cleanup on Saturday, April 13th. Or just learn more about being a PFCA community volunteer. All supplies and safety equipment will be provided at the event. HOAs and businesses are encouraged to get involved. YOU, too! Email volunteer@powersferryca.com.