Published on November 02, 2022
The City's Keep Maricopa Beautiful campaign is just over one year old and has already seen substantial growth and interest as they hosted another quarterly community cleanup last Saturday. Hundreds of volunteers gathered at three key locations at Lexington Park, the Maricopa Community Center, and just south of the overpass to collect trash and other discarded debris from the area. Participants included members of Desert Sunrise High School sports teams, Boy Scout Troop 389, and more. "For the first year of this initiative, we’ve focused on the eastern area of the heritage district and we started to notice that with just one hour of effort each quarter the area around Heritage Park was staying pretty clean and there wasn’t much work to do. It has been encouraging to staff and volunteers alike to see how a small effort can make a significant difference in our City. It’s also great to see our High Schools, Churches, Scouts, and businesses join the cause. More encouraging still is to see people walking around picking up trash in their own neighborhood on their own all of the time. That community pride is what Keep Maricopa Beautiful is all about," Director of Parks and Recreation, Nathan Ullyot said.
Community cleanup events take place on the 5th Saturday of the month. For more information about the program and what you can do to participate, please visitwww.KeepMaricopaBeautiful.com.