In 2013, Old Saybrook resident and runner, Bill Casertano, noticed the mounting litter along the roadside. He decided to do something about it and started the annual event, Old Saybrook Green Up Day.

Join Casertano in this effort Saturday, April 30 for the 4th annual Green Up Day, kicking off at 8 a.m. The rain date is Sunday, May 1.

Community members will once again head-out to all parts of town throughout the day to clean up the litter found everywhere from school grounds and parking lots to marshes and parks.

Busy day? Take a bag to the park, Little League Opening Day, the Park and Recreation’s fishing derby, or wherever else your day takes you, fill it up, and throw it away at one of the event’s convenient locations. It’s a great example for kids to see everyone working together to keep their favorite places, and the roads to them, clean.

Volunteers may collect trash individually in their own neighborhoods, or meet up with others at the Green Up Meet Up on the green, 8 a.m. before heading out.

Free garbage bags are available at the Town Hall Parking Lot, Town Park on Schoolhouse Road and the Town Beach Parking Lot. Full bags may be returned to these locations as well.

Join us as we take this critical step in preventing roadside litter from becoming not only a blight on our town, but a threat to our inland waterways and Long Island Sound. By simply walking your neighborhood, you could have a significant impact on the heath of the area’s beaches, rivers, and estuaries.

To volunteer, or for more information about how and where you can help “green up” Old Saybrook, visit www.osgreenup.weebly.com, www.facebook.com/OldSaybrookGreenUpDay, or email bcasertano@comcast.net.