Several OSU organizations and community groups will participate in a campus litter pick-up and community cleanup event on Saturday.

At noon, on the corner of 15th Avenue and High Street, Mayor Michael B. Coleman, Archie Griffin and city council member Patsy Thomas will meet with groups from Off-Campus Student Services and Keep Columbus Beautiful. They plan to film a public service announcement about neighborhood litter cleanups and recycling, which will run on Fox.

KCB will supply the organizations with trash bags, gloves and tools as they proceed to the residential areas east of campus to pick up trash, said Jim Robinson, spokesman for KCB. They also arranged for the Columbus Division of Refuse Collection to pick up the trash bags and take them to a landfill, he said.

“We promote recycling, city beautification and litter and graffiti prevention,” Robinson said.

KCB relies on civic and community organizations to volunteer for the neighborhood cleanups, Robinson said.

“Mayor Coleman often helps pick up too,” Robinson said. “He’s really into volunteering.”

The event will also highlight the Adopt-A-Street program, which operates through Off-Campus Student Services.

“The program is a collaborative effort between Ohio State, KCB and Off-Campus Student Services,” said Sean McLaughlin, assistant director of Off-Campus Student Services. “It’s our version of the Adopt-A-Highway program for neighborhoods here at OSU.”

There are 15 student organizations that have adopted streets from Oakland to 12th Avenue, between Summit and High Streets. Among the groups participating in the Adopt-A-Street program are several fraternities, sororities, scholars groups and the Undergraduate Student Government.

“We will present each group with a sign designating their adopted street,” McLaughlin said. “It’s sort of an acknowledgment of the students for their work and dedication to the community.”

This neighborhood cleanup wraps up the Great American Cleanup, which is sponsored every year from March through May, by Keep America Beautiful, Robinson said.

“It’s great to see all these organizations throughout the city trying to look out for their community’s welfare,” Robinson said.