If you’ve ever been in Sterling, you’ve been on Sterling Boulevard. This 3.3-mile stretch of road connects Route 7 to Route 28, brings you past Sterling Middle School, the library, and the golf course—as well as many stores and restaurants. It’s essentially the aorta of the Sterling community—which is why it’s appearance and maintenance is so important to this area.
The Sterling Foundation is again hosting its quarterly clean up on Saturday, July 18 from 9 a.m. until noon. Volunteers will meet up at Briar Patch Park, off of Commerce Road. Trash bags and very attractive orange vests will be provided. Volunteers should bring their own gloves–because who wants to pick up this stuff with their bare hands? If it’s raining, the clean up will be rescheduled for the following week, on July 25.
At the clean up on November 10, 11 volunteers picked up 28 bags of trash, which works out to almost nine bags of trash per mile. With the warm days of summer and more open car windows, volunteers will probably beat this record.
The clean-ups are just an example of the many events sponsored by the Sterling Foundation, which has existed since 1990. The organization began as two groups, the SterlingFest Committee and the Sterling Grasshoppers (the original maintainers of Sterling Boulevard.) Today, the Sterling Foundation gets its funding from member fees, contributions, and the proceeds of the recycling bins at the Park View Recycling Center, located at Park View High School at 400 West Laurel.
The Foundation meets at 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the Sterling Community Center. For more information about getting involved or volunteering, you can visit www.sterlingfoundation.org or call 703-406-7749.
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