Keep Dimond Clean Today

Fidel Venezuela
Keep Dimond Clean Coordinator 
Fidel joined the KDC effort in spring 2023 as the program’s first paid, part-time coordinator. Fidel works to ensure KDC activities run smoothly. Among his duties are scheduling litter walk leaders, distributing supplies, reporting results, and working with Bay Area Clean Team, the 5-days/week paid litter service.
 
 

Keep Dimond Clean Litter Walk Leaders
Each Saturday and Wednesday, one of KDC’s litter walk leaders organizes the volunteers – assigning routes, handing out equipment, and reporting results. Our dedicated leaders include Jay Ashford, Noel Black, MarySue Fisher, Heather Harris, Alex Park, Karen Marie Schroeder, David Gross, and Victoria Wake.

Bay Area Clean Team
BACT–a small, Oakland-based company—has been part of Keep Dimond Clean for many years. Marvin Clark, owner, and staff member Efren perform the paid litter service five days a week (every day except Saturdays and Wednesdays). The route is focused in the commercial area, and includes a limited level of graffiti removal, storm-drain clearing and sidewalk steam cleaning.

Expanded KDC Program
Beginning in 2024, Keep Dimond Clean activities will also include more volunteer and paid greening efforts in the Dimond, such as watering, weeding and mulching tree wells; caring for other selected planted areas; and related expenses. We’re also looking at increasing our graffiti-removal work. Enhancing our fundraising efforts will make all this possible.

Keep Dimond Cleans needs more VOLUNTEERS!
Litter walks are just one hour and there is no obligation to come every week. Leaders provide all needed equipment–bags, grabbers, vests, and gloves–and assign participants to specific stretches of street. Bags are then left at a designated drop spot at Montana St. and Flagg St. for the City to pick up. And in appreciation, all volunteers receive a coupon worth two pastries and two coffees or a loaf of bread at La Farine each time they participate in a litter walk.

SATURDAYS: 9am to 10am
WEDNESDAYS: 8:30am to 9:30am
Meet at the Giant Burgers parking lot, 2055 MacArthur Blvd.

There is a volunteer job for everyone! For more information, email dia@dimondnews.org. Or just show up! We’d love to see you!

Community Service Fulfillment
KDC volunteer activity fulfills community service requirements. Email dia@dimondnews.org or check in with the leader on site. Please bring any needed paperwork with you.