Clean Sweep 2011
The sixth annual Clean Sweep was a tremendous success. Almost 3,000 volunteers collected more than 100 tons of litter and debris and participated in more than 100 beautification projects across the city.
Click on the date of each completed Clean Sweep on the schedule below to view a photo gallery of the day's activity.
Help make Rochester sparkle at Clean Sweep
More than 25,000 volunteers have demonstrated their pride in Rochester by working alongside City crews to clean and beautify just about every street in the city. In addition to removing litter and debris, volunteers do such things as planting flowers, pruning trees and performing other neighborhood beautification projects. Check out photos from this year's Clean Sweep by visiting the links below.
What can I expect at a Clean Sweep?
Clean Sweep Saturdays have become community gatherings, offering citizens an opportunity to reacquaint 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 Sweeps begin at 8:30 a.m. where volunteers arrive to free coffee and donuts. They're given a free t-shirt, assigned to a team and hit the streets 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.
Want to see proof of the fun?
Video from Clean Sweep 2010: