Issue 65 | September 2024

Sunrise Good and Green News & Updates

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Celebrating Our Sunrise Cleanup Champions for World Cleanup Day


Adopt-A-Street volunteer groups in Sunrise have held 115 street cleanup events, resulting in 101 miles of local roadways being cleaned up. With the help of 646 volunteers 4,608 pounds of litter has been removed since the City joined the program!


Adopt-A-Street Program

Don't Miss the Sunrise BioBlitz Bingo THIS Saturday!


Are you ready for a FUN, FREE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY event? We're hosting the Sunrise BioBlitz Bingo at Welleby Park (11100 NW 44 St) from 10 am to 1 pm. Participants will be able to play a "BioBlitz BINGO" which is a pollinator themed scavenger hunt to receive eco-friendly prizes. We'll also have education stations and pollinator-inspired crafts.


Sunrise BioBlitz Event

Little Free Libraries


Sunrise residents looking for a new book are reminded to check out our Little Free Library locations throughout the City. Anyone can borrow or donate a gently-used book at these easy-to-access boxes located at recreation facilities. Even Sunrise Utilities staff are getting involved and lending a hand to get the Little Free Libraries assembled and installed out in our community!


Sunrise Little Free Libraries

Help Sunrise Re-Certify as a 'Bicycle Friendly Community'


The League of American Bicyclists is once again considering recognizing Sunrise as a Bicycle Friendly Community, and your feedback is needed! The community can help by filling out a brief survey that details your experience biking in Sunrise parks, bike lanes, trails, and beyond.


Take the Survey

Head to the Coast to Cleanup


The date is set for the 39th Annual International Coastal Cleanup in Broward County on Saturday, September 21, 2024​, from 9am to 12pm!​ There are cleanup sites all along the coast. Plastic pollution is a massive problem for our ocean, but even small actions can make a big difference. Every bottle, every straw, every piece of trash you clean up can lead to a cleaner, healthier ocean.


Broward County Coastal Cleanup

Celebrating Sunrise Volunteers Helping to Keep Sunrise Beautiful

Thank you to our Active Adopt-A-Street Groups in Sunrise!

The City of Sunrise has partnered with Keep Broward Beautiful since 2017 to bring the Adopt-A-Street Program to Sunrise. This is the list of current 2024 Cleanup Groups:



  • Aden Perry Good Samaritan and Scholarship Fund
  • American Express
  • Broward County Professional Chapter of SISTUHS, Inc. 
  • East Sunrise Residents Association
  • IKEA Sunrise
  • In Memory of Adelaide Judy Austin and Carl Frederick Rupnow Jr
  • Jyotirmaya Yoga Kendra
  • Kiwanis Club of Sawgrass Sunrise
  • Natalia Allen & Friends 
  • Take It Light, LLC
  • The Thompson Family
  • Westpine Middle School


If you would like to take action to clean up Sunrise, take the Pass Up Plastics Pledge, join an active Adopt-A-Street cleanup group or form your own group.


Join the Sunrise Clean Team

Community Cleanups are a Humble Act


Sunrise groups embrace the simple yet powerful act of cleaning up litter in our community. 


Litter, particularly plastic waste, threatens the health and beauty of South Florida by endangering wildlife and disturbing fragile ecosystems and waterways.


But there are even more compelling reasons why picking up litter is a small but mighty endeavor:



  • Every discarded piece of trash removed, every cigarette butt collected, is a step toward preserving the pristine beauty of our community.
  • As you clear litter from City streets you witness a tangible transformation of the natural environment - instant eco gratification.
  • Getting outside, walking, and bending down to retrieve discarded items and disposing of them can sharpen motor skills and boost dexterity!
  • Litter cleanup is an invitation to get outside which can help reduces stress, enhance our mood, and nurture our overall well-being.
  • Picking up litter out in the community sets an example for others, including our children. As we join together in this shared mission, we build stronger bonds within our neighbors, united by a common purpose. 

GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP®

What is the Great American Cleanup? It's a nationwide cleaning and greening movement! Volunteer in your community to make a difference!

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Did You Know? Gardens help connect people to nature, and a well maintained garden or landscape helps encourage less littering in the area! Above is the Be A Butterfly Hero Garden at Sawgrass Elementary - a certified NatureScape and Wildlife Habitat.

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