CITY OF ROCHESTER
NEWS RELEASE
CLEAN SWEEP KICKS OFF SATURDAY AT GENESEE VALLEY PARK
(April 22, 2009) - Mayor Robert J. Duffy will kick off “Rochester’s Clean Sweep,” 9 a.m., Sat., April 25 at Genesee Valley Park, 131 Elmwood Ave.
Hundreds of volunteers will join the Mayor for this spring’s first Saturday Sweep, where they will receive a Clean Sweep t-shirt, have coffee and donuts, get assigned to a team, pick up their tools and then head out to beautify the streets. At noon, they’ll meet up again for a picnic lunch. The City’s show wagon stage and a large tent are set up and music plays throughout the morning, making for a festive scene.
The City is also supporting “Scout Sweep,” 9 a.m., also at Genesee Valley Park on April 25. Hundreds of local Scouts and their families will be picking up litter and debris.
Volunteers may register for Clean Sweep by calling 311 or visiting www.onecityconnection.org. Walk-ups on the morning of the Sweeps are also welcome. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and teams will hit the streets promptly at 9 a.m. Clean Sweep takes place rain or shine.
The remaining Clean Sweeps will be:
• May 2, Cobbs Hill Park, corner of Culver Road and Norris Drive
• May 9, Edgerton Park, 41 Backus St
• May 16, Norton NSC, 500 Norton St.
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NOTE TO EDITORS: This is an excellent photo opportunity. The largest crowd will be present between 8:45 – 9 a.m. Volunteers leave the park promptly at 9 a.m. Call Michael Keane at 208-5406 between 9 - 11 a.m. for clean-up and planting project locations.
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