OAKLAND — The annual Montclair Village community cleanup is planned on Earth Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 23, says Daniel Swafford, executive director of the Montclair Village Association.

The day of service is being hosted by the Montclair Village Association, Montclair Lions Club, Piedmont Pines Neighborhood Association, Montclair Safety and Improvement Council, Vice Mayor Annie Campbell Washington and Montclair Park and Recreation.

The purpose of the cleanup is to clear overgrowth and brush from Mountain Boulevard, along Highway 13, repair and clean up Montclair Park, and restore and replant the Gateway Park at Thornhill and Moraga.

After the cleanup, a service appreciation barbecue will be held to honor the men and women of the Oakland Police Department, Oakland Fire Department, Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, Oakland Housing Authority and Oakland Unified School District police.

The service appreciation barbecue will be held from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Volunteers from the community cleanup are invited for the barbecue.

Donations of food and refreshments for the barbecue are being sought by the Montclair Village Association.

Volunteers for the cleanup are asked to meet at the picnic grounds of Montclair Park, 6300 Moraga Ave. Participants are asked to bring gloves and any shears or pruning tools such as rakes and bagging supplies.

Generous donations in honor of community service have been made by Starbucks and Colonial Donuts. And contributions for the barbecue have been provided by Crown Wine & Spirits, House of Bagels, Kouzina, La Farine, Red Boy Pizza, Safeway, Taqueria Las Comadres, and others.

Additional details can be found at www.MontclairVillage.com.

For more information, email info@montclairvillage.com, or call 510-339-1000.