2025 Intergenerational Spring Clean-Up
14th Annual Intergenerational Spring Clean-Up
The 14th Annual Intergenerational Spring Clean-Up, collaboration between the Oneida County Youth Bureau, the Oneida County Office for the Aging and Continuing Care, Oneida County colleges, school districts and youth organizations had 465 youth volunteers deliver general yard clean-up services to over 102 senior citizen locations county-wide.
Notre Dame Varsity Baseball
The success of our Annual Intergenerational Spring and Fall Clean-Ups is a direct result of our dedicated, committed, and hardworking youth volunteers and their mentors,” Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. said. Picente added, “Our Oneida County senior citizens, who no longer can physically do the work or financially afford to have the work done for them, have benefitted tremendously from this initiative and its volunteers efforts. They continue to remind us that there is good in our youth, in our world and Oneida County is a special place to live.”
New Hartford Varsity Softball
CNYFC
Marcy PTO
The 305 remarkable youth volunteers were representatives of the following Oneida County colleges, school districts and youth organizations.
- Utica University: Alpha Phi Delta, Organization of Justice Studies, Field Hockey and Football
- Mohawk Valley Community College: PTK
- Elizabeth Nursing Program
- YWCA: Amend Together
- ICAN: SNUG
- Broadway Utica Youth Ambassadors
- CNYFC
- Proctor High School: Key Club and Young Scholars
- Clinton: Varsity Baseball and National Junior Honor Society
- Proctor High School: Key Club, Young Scholars Program and Environmental Club
- Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School: Interact Club
- New Hartford Central High School: Varsity Softball, Varsity Baseball and Junior Varsity Baseball
- Notre Dame High School: NJROTC and Varsity Baseball
- Camden High School: Athletics
- Rome Free Academy
- Marcy PTO
- Whitesboro Middle School
- Oriskany: Track and Field and Key Club
“With the outpouring of support given by our youth and the supportive number of youth volunteers represented these kids see the big picture,” Director of the Youth Bureau Kevin Green said. Green added, “compassion for those in need, caring enough to do the work, and bringing joy to others are three characteristics these 465 youth volunteers brought to Oneida Counties senior citizen population.”
The 14th Annual Intergenerational Fall Clean-Up is scheduled for Saturday October 18th and Sunday October 19th and the 15th Annual Intergenerational Spring Clean-Up is scheduled for Saturday April 18th and Sunday April 19th. Any Oneida County colleges, school districts and youth organizations interested in volunteering should contact the Oneida County Youth Bureau at 798-5027.
