Volunteer to help clean the city just in time for for the busy spring season.
This year marks the the 20th anniversary of Greenfield’s Clean-Up, Green-Up Day, a collaborative effort to rid city parks and green spaces of litter. Joan Stevens of Greenfield's Beautification Committee coordinates with schools, organizations and interested parties who will “de-litter” parks and green spaces in the city Saturday. Around 2,000 people participate in the program each year, according to Stevens. “It’s best to start children when they’re young to understand not to litter,” Stevens said. Children who participated in Clean-Up, Green-Up Day at its beginning are now old enough to impart that message on their own children, Stevens said. Garbage bags and valuable coupons, including one for a free day at the zoo or a county pool, …
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The Greenfield Beautification Committee will host the community Saturday at a tree-planting ceremony and two other events later this spring.
The City of Greenfield will continue its Arbor Day tradition this weekend, a celebration that has been reviving public green spaces for 20 years. In the course of two decades, the local observance of the date honoring tree planting and care has spruced up seven city parks, four public schools and multiple boulevards, according to Joan Stevens, director of the Greenfield Beautification Committee. “We’re kind of transforming the city with our Arbor Day project,” Stevens said. The Beautification Committee spearheads a collection each year from area businesses, schools, organizations and individuals for the planting of trees. This year’s effort brought $4,700 for the purchase of several species of trees, Stevens said. The public is welcome to …
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Arbor Day celebration in the parking lot of Mount Carmel Nursing Home
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David Cotey
7:43 am on Sunday, May 15, 2011
Hey Pam, the event was yesterday. Not sure how the lousy weather impacted the turnout for the event. Hopefully the rain clouds didn't keep too many people from volunteering. more ›