Northside PRIDE Held its 4th Annual “TRASH BASH” Neighborhood Cleanup

Northside PRIDE Held its 4th Annual “TRASH BASH” Neighborhood Cleanup

Northside PRIDE – committed to improving the cleanliness, beauty and safety of their community, held its annual “Trash Bash.” Several volunteers from the neighborhood turned out on a crisp, beautiful Saturday morning to convene for breakfast before setting out to spruce up the neighborhood. Youth and adult volunteers worked side by side to clean and beautify the target area of Liberty, Lincoln and Grant Streets as well as parts of Falconer, 6th, 7th and 8th Streets. Jamestown YouthBuild volunteers began the cleanup by raking and grooming the empty lot on the corner of Grant and 8th Streets. PRIDE volunteers wrapped it up by raking, sweeping, cleaning and collecting the debris and litter from curbs, streets and sidewalks. “Thanks to the City’s street cleaner and the shared aims of conscientious neighbors” said Kurt Carlson, Vice President of PRIDE “the neighborhood looked noticeably neat this year--we collected twice the amount of litter last year.” “This tells me that PRIDE is finally having a positive impact—the community is starting to come around.” PRIDE hopes to set an example, Carlson said, “we would like to see this enthusiasm radiate throughout the North Side: healthy neighborhoods really are the building blocks of a vibrant city. “For us,” Carlson noted, “our neighborhood clean up’s are a great way to interact with our neighbors-- and they can be a lot of fun too. For insatance, every year we look forward to the “treasures” we may come across; this year’s trove was a vintage16 pound bowling ball and a Take Five lottery ticket.” If we win Carlson laughed, "PRIDE will create a pocket park with gardens and a waterfall or maybe a state-of-the-art playground." Pride would like to extend a thank you to Eckloff’s Bakery who generously donated breakfast for the event.