South Side clean-up

In just two hours, 44 volunteers who love dogs picked up 395 pounds of glass from the streets and sidewalks of the South Side Flats last Saturday. In addition to broken glass, there were discarded bottles from beer and other beverages. All will be recycled.

Volunteers included students from Duquesne University and Pittsburgh City Councilman Bruce Kraus. A poster campaign and the South Side Glass SweeP-UP event were organized by Kim Collins, owner and creative director at blue tomato design.

Ms. Collins has given away nearly 500 free posters with pictures of her Havanese puppy, Moggy, and five other dogs.

“Please clean up broken glass ... it hurts me,” is on the posters, which can be ordered at http:// southsidepups.com or at the “South Side - keep our pups safe” Facebook page.

In the spring there will be another SweeP-UP and a coaster campaign, Ms. Collins said. Owners of multiple bars have agreed to distribute thousands of bar coasters with the dog portraits and the broken glass slogan. Ms. Collins needs $1,000 to print the coasters. So far, $321 has been donated.