LF PARTICIPATES IN PHILLY SPRING CLEANUP DAY

 


Dear Little Flower Community:

Thank you for your support of the Philly Spring Cleanup. The Cleanup proved to be a tremendous success - we met and exceeded all of the goals that we set for ourselves. 
Keep America Beautiful - the organization responsible for clean-ups across the country - has confirmed that the Philly Spring Cleanup was the largest single-day, citywide clean-up on record in the United States. I am so proud of the thousands of volunteers, the dedicated public servants, the community organizations and corporate sponsors who all worked so hard to make this such an incredible, historic event. Thank you!
On Saturday, I had the opportunity to travel to neighborhoods across the city and visited over a dozen Cleanup sites. I was amazed by what I saw. It seemed like everywhere I looked, people were out in the neighborhoods, working alongside friends, family, neighbors and folks they might never have even met before to help clean our city's streets. I think that we all were touched and inspired by the community spirit we felt last Saturday. 

Cleaning up Philadelphia is not just a one-day effort. We are developing an ongoing Love Where You Live campaign that will focus on prevention and education and changing the attitude that leads to littering. You'll hear more from me soon about this campaign and how you can get involved. 
Please sign-up to help keep your neighborhood clean this spring, summer and beyond by volunteering with the Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee. 

Thank you for all that you do for Philadelphia.

Sincerely,
Mayor Michael Nutter

Philly Spring Cleanup in numbers: 
§ 2.56 million pounds of trash collected - goal set was 1 million pounds 
§ Estimated 15,000 volunteers - goal set was 10,000 volunteers 
§ 71 commercial corridors - goal set was 50 
§ 28 Recreation Centers - goal set was 10 
§ 27 Fairmount Park sites - goal set was 10 
§ 186 abandoned cars removed from the streets 
§ Supplies used:
o 65,600 biodegradable paper trash bags
o 14,050 biodegradable paper recycling bags
o 17,269 pairs of gloves
o 9,804 brooms
§ Over 200 community organizations involved
§ 3,649 volunteers attended the post-Cleanup BBQ at Lincoln Financial Field