Thank You Jan. 27 GPPA Scenic Drive Volunteers – Good Job, Good Time!

January 28, 2018

By Les Conklin|
Photographs by Cindy Lee & Peter Cherry

 

Thank you volunteers, Carvalho’s and Scottsdale for your continued support!  

A long-standing area tradition continued on Saturday, January 27th. Neighbors, who live along or near Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive, gathered to clear roadside litter along North Scottsdale Road from Carefree Highway south to Happy Valley Road, a distance of 6 1/2 miles. After the cleanup, breakfast was sponsored by Ruth and Phil Marsteller, owners of Carvalho’s Brazilian Kitchen. Volunteers gathered at the restaurant to meet new volunteers and catch up on local and personal news.  As the cleanup event progressed, Cindy Lee and Peter Cherry created the photo journal shown below.

The cleanups, which began 22 years ago, are organized by the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association (GPPA) and conducted by Friends of the Scenic Drive, a corps of volunteers, which works to preserve and enhance Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive, a.k.a. Desert Foothills Scenic Drive, which was established by area residents in 1963.

We look forward to seeing you in April for the next cleanup and gathering at Carvalho’s.

Photo Journal – Jan. 27, 2018 Scenic Drive Cleanup

 

Edie Shannon, Carol Myers, Kathy & Marty Cambal

 

Roadside Cleanup Volunteers Sign-in

 

Councilman David Smith & Kathy Cambal

 

Diana & David Smith

 

Evan Haft, GPPA Board Member

 

Beth Ballmann

 

Michael Ballmann

 

Don Doherty, GPPA Board Member

 

Dian & Bob Flach

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Bill Scott

 

Lynn & Bill Schuttenberg

 

Catch of the Day by David Smith

 

Michael & Beth Ballmann at Carvalho’s Brazilian Kitchen post-cleanup breakfast

 

Susan Fark, Carol Myers, Judy Conklin, Kathy Cambal, Jim & Dian Flach

 

Prizes Drawing – Breakfast at Carvalho’s

 

Carvalho’s Host & Owner Phil Marsteller, Jim Smith, Bill Scott

 

Councilman David Smith & GPPA Board President Les Conklin

Related Articles  & Websites

EXTRA! Special Scenic Drive Roadside Cleanup, Sat., January 27th  Article

Scenic Drive Information Directory  Article


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Author: Les Conklin

Les Conklin is a resident of north Scottsdale He founded Friends of the Scenic Drive, the Monte de Paz HOA and is the president of the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association. He was named to Scottsdale's History Maker Hall of Fame in 2014. Les is a past editor of A Peek at the Peak and the author of Images of America: Pinnacle Peak. He served on the Scottsdale's Pride Commission, McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission, the boards of several local nonprofits and was a founding organizer of the city's Adopt-A-Road Program.. Les is a volunteer guide at the Musical Instrument Museum.

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