Help us make the city sparkle at the 2010 Clean Sweeps
Clean Sweep is an initiative created by Mayor Duffy during his first year in office. To date, more than 15,000 volunteers have demonstrated their pride in Rochester by working along side City crews to clean and beautify the city. In addition to removing litter and debris, the volunteers do such things and plant flowers and prune trees. In 2009, the Northeast Quadrant cleanup drew almost 1,200 volunteers who collected more than 25 tons of litter and debris from the neighborhood. That brought the total collection for 2009's Clean Sweeps to more than 100 tons. With your help, we can make 2010 surpass the impressive goals set in 2009.
In 2010, the Clean Sweep program hopes to pick up where it left off after a successful 2009 and continue to clean up Rochester while building community spirit. Come and join in on the fun on one of the following Saturdays:
- Southwest Quadrant- May 1st @ Genesee Valley Park
- Northeast Quadrant- May 8th @ Northeast Neighborhood Service Center (500 Norton Street)
- Northwest Quadrant- May 15th @ Edgerton Park
- Southest Quadrant- May 22nd @ Cobb's Hill Park
What can I expect at a Clean Sweep?
The Clean Sweep Saturdays have become community gatherings, offering citizens an opportunity to reaquaint themselves with old friends and make new ones. City crews also remove graffiti, clean City properties, repair sidewalks and fill potholes during the Saturday Sweeps.
Clean Sweep events have also become team-building exercises for neighborhood associations, church groups, school clubs and teams, and civic organizations. Residents can also take advantage of Clean Sweep by raking and their own yards and sidewalks and placing the bulk refuse at the curb, knowing a City crew will soon come by to retrieve it.
Saturday Clean Sweep Saturdays begin at 8:30 a.m. in a neighborhood park or Service Center, where volunteers arrive to free coffee and donuts. They're given a free t-shirt, assigned to a team and begin cleaning by 9 a.m. Tools are provided, but volunteers are encouraged to bring their own. They return to the staging ground at 1 p.m. for a picnic to build on the community spirit that is the most lasting benefit of Clean Sweep.
I want to participate! How do I sign up?
Registration for the 2010 Clean Sweeps has not yet begun, but check back here for details in the early Spring.
Photos
Clean Sweep photo gallery from 04-25-09
Clean Sweep photo gallery from 05-02-09
Clean Sweep photo gallery from 05-09-09
Clean Sweep photo gallery from 05-16-09
Clean Sweep photo gallery from 04-26-08
Clean Sweep photo gallery from 05-10-08
Clean Sweep photo gallery from 05-17-08
Clean Sweep photo gallery from 05-31-08