Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Special Operations Division
- Safe Harbor Community Policing
Department of Detention and Corrections
Pinellas Safe Harbor (Staff & Residents)

Community Partners:
Keep Pinellas Beautiful (5090 66^th Street, St. Petersburg), Abe’s Place Tap & Grill (1250 S Missouri Ave., Largo), Countryside Christian Center (1850 North McMullen Booth Rd., Safety Harbor), Chick-fil-A (3423 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater), Sunshine Bakery (12650 Starkey Road, Largo), Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches (2325 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater), Walmart (2677 Roosevelt Boulevard, Clearwater), and 1-800-Got-Junk (3350 Ulmerton Road Suite 22, Clearwater).

What:
Pinellas Safe Harbor clients are set to participate in the 6^th annual “Take a Bite Out Of Grime” event; a community clean up event around Pinellas Safe Harbor and the Highpoint Area.

When:
The clean-up effort is scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 23, 2019.

Agenda:

8:00 - Welcoming Remarks

8:15 - Clients/volunteers shuttled to various locations for clean up

12:00 - Clean-up ends. Clients/volunteers start return to Pinellas Safe Harbor

12:15 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch Served/prizes for residents/closing remarks

Where:
Event begins at Pinellas Safe Harbor located at 14840 49th Street North in Clearwater.

Why/How:
Pinellas Safe Harbor clients and other volunteers are set to clean up the Highpoint area in an effort dubbed “Take a Bite Out Of Grime.”

Pinellas Safe Harbor, the Sheriff’s Special Services Section and Community Policing Deputies coordinated the event that will transport dozens of Pinellas Safe Harbor clients and other volunteers to various locations around the Highpoint area to pick up litter.

The clean-up locations are as follows:

• 2677 Roosevelt Boulevard (area around Walmart)
• 5202 150^th Avenue North (wooded area)
• North side of the Bayside Bridge
• 2833 Roosevelt Boulevard (wooded area)
• 118^th Avenue North & 49^th Street  North (wooded area)
• 5555 Ulmerton Road

Through their effort the clients will be giving back to the community.

The clients will also have the opportunity to earn community service hours as part of their volunteer work.

Following the clean-up, lunch will be served back at Pinellas Safe Harbor.

Media is welcome to attend the event. Any media interested in attending please contact Corporal Dan DiFrancesco in the Public Information Office at (727) 582-6221 or ddifrancesco@pcsonet.com.