ATFE's Akwesasne Roadside Cleanup Day

Niawenkó:wa Akwesasró:non! Everyone give yourselves a pat on the back. Sonkwaiatí:son (Our Creator) is smiling on us, seeing his children picking up trash and taking care of Mother Earth on May 11th. House of David won first place with 170 bags. Trash Talkers came in second with 120 bags. CAA Management came in third with 98 bags. A total of 25 teams registered for this year’s cleanup.

The Ahkwesáhsne Task Force on the Environment, the SRMT Environment Division, the MCA Department of Environment would like to thank the following groups and individuals, because without them, our cleanup day would not have happened.

Trash Committee: Jessica Shenandoah, Craig Arquette, Scott Peters and Amberdawn Lafrance.

Donations of Food: Jay Wilkins, Alice Thompson, Akat Thompson, Elvera Sargent, #9, Spinners, Magic Mike’s, Kings Marina, Amberdawn Lafrance, Brenda Lafrance, Regina Jacobs, Wholesale Club, and Teres Seymour.

Donations of Door Prizes: Mohawk Plumbing, O2 To Go Dive Center, Julia Jacobs, The Sugar Shack, Amberdawn Lafrance, 37 West, Akwesasne Sports, #9 Truck Stop, AEDA, Archie’s, Benson Center, Bicycle World, Bulk Barn, Chey’s Place, Cora’s Restaurant, Cornwall BBQ, Dairy Queen, Emards Lumbar, Gioux Sewing Center, Kings and Little Ones, Le’s Nails, Love-Love Food, Lowe’s, Melody Music Center, Minute Auto Car Wash, Olympic Pizza, Philo’s Restaurant, Pommier Jewelers, Purple Ribbon, Rayco Sports, Riley’s Bakery, Riverside Pizza, Rona Hardware, Squire Shop, Sormont Stationers, Summer Health and Fitness, Sunshine Chinese Restaurant, Table 21 and Truffles Restaurant, Uniglass, and NavCan Centre.

Monetary Donations: Akwesasne Community Assistance Fund, CKON Radio Bingo, American Legion, and NYSDOT for paying the tipping fees.

Truck Divers and Helpers: NYS DOT, Corey Oakes, Tasha Guatney, Akat Thompson, Teres Seymour, Jay Wilkins, Alice Thompson, Jessica Shenandoah, Scott Peters, Thompson Island Crew, Quincy Angus, Sophia Angus, Leah Lamesse, Benjamin Peters, and Bronson Sharrow.

We would also like to thank the following departments for the use of their trucks: SRMT Environment Division and Transfer Station, MCA Environment, MCA Department of Technical Services and NYSDOT. We would like to thank D & R Disposal and SRMT Solid Waste Department for setting up dumpsters. Special thanks go to Tarbell Management Group for providing gas for all the trucks picking up trash and to the Senior Center and MCA CIA III for providing the use of their facilities. We would also like to thank Amberdawn Lafrance, Hilary Jacobs, and Julia Jacobs, Jessica Shenandoah for organizing the door prizes. We would also like to thank the Tribal PD and Akwesasne Mohawk Police for responding to all the calls regarding needles.