“I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.” --Lily Tomlin
If you notice a cleaner Duluth, that’s because community volunteers have been working hard to make our neighborhoods beautiful, cleaned up and looking their best. Better Neighbors and Citizens for a Cleaner Community Program (3CP) both held cleanup events in the Hillside this spring, and they are not done yet. The first week of each June is National NeighborWorks Week, where NHS Duluth, and a host of others will be organizing cleanup events across the city. We welcome you to join your friends and neighbors as we clean Duluth up, celebrate our community pride, and have a great time in the process.
In the meantime, volunteers are needed for the following events:
Flower Fest:
Date: June 5 at 9 a.m. until the plants are gone
Plants: Bedding plants and flowers. Sponsored by Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS).
Only residents of East Hillside, Central Hillside, Lincoln Park, and Morgan Park are eligible to receive flowers from the site in their neighborhood. Each adult resident (not children) will receive up to 8-12 flowers and/or bedding plants.
Central and East Hillside Residents
Place: Neighborhood Housing Services, 224 East Fourth Street
Flower Fest for Lincoln Park Residents
Place: Harrison Community Center, 3002 W. Third St.
East Fourth Street Clean Sweep
Date: June 8
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Do not park here, it’s their delivery day.
Start Place: Last Chance Liquor Store
Clothes: Old clothes that can get dirty. Bring your own work gloves, if you can; NHS will provide some
Tools: Bring, if you can, rakes, and/or brooms; NHS will bring some tools.
Water: NHS will provide water Sponsored by 3CP
Clean-up of Vacant Lots on East Fourth Street in Central Hillside
Date: June 12
Time: 11 a.m. until done
Start Place: Central Hillside Community Building, corner of Lake Avenue and Fourth Street.
Clothes: Old clothes that can get dirty. Bring your own work gloves, if you can; NHS will provide some
Tools: 3CP will provide some tools
Water: NHS will provide water
Sponsor: 3CP
Clean-up of Alleys in Central Hillside
Date: June 12
Time: 11:00 a.m. until done
Start Place: Central Hillside Community Center, corner of Lake Avenue and Fourth Street.
Clothes: Old clothes that can get dirty and bring your own work gloves, if you can; NHS will provide some
Needed: Pick-up trucks
Tools: NHS will provide some tools, but if you can bring brooms, rakes, clippers, and/or loppers; NHS will provide water. Sponsor: Central Hillside Community Club
For information contact Brendan Hanschen, Neighborhood Housing Services, 224 E. Fourth Street, 218-727-8604, bhanschen@nhsduluth.org
