Park View, D.C.

A few of the residents who helped make Park View a cleaner place on May 5th

Last Saturday’s Park View clean-up day was successful. No fewer than 22 neighbors participated. This clean-up was coordinated with DPW which provided the trash bags and their collection and with Greater DC Cares which provided gloves and trash grabbers.

As you can see below, in just under an hour and a half we were able to collect 13 bags of trash and get the garbage out of the neighborhood.

While I know it is difficult to stay on top of litter — especially on Georgia Avenue where I focused my efforts with DC Reynolds partner Jeremy Gifford — I was particularly encouraged that this time around I did not find any crack bags or condom wrappers.

The results of an hour and a half cleaning up the neighborhood

My follow-up questions to readers are — how frequently should we have these clean-ups, and is Saturday at 10 a.m. a generally good time for them?

Some of the bags with trash collected at from an earlier neighborhood clean up

While talking to neighbors on my many neighborhood walks, I frequently hear interest in having a community clean up. Well, now’s your chance to make Park View a cleaner place and meet your neighbors. We’ll also be partnering with HandsOn Greater DC Cares for additional help and supplies.

Help keep Park View beautiful by picking up litter and debris on the streets around the neighborhood. We’ll meet in front of Bruce-Monroe @ Park View Elementary (3560 Warder St. NW) at 10:00 am and work until 11:30 am. The more people who participate, the greater the impact we will have! While we welcome all volunteers, Park View residents are especially encouraged to attend. All supplies will be provided. For more information, contact Adam Castle (acastle@greaterdccares.org) or Kent Boese (1A08@anc.dc.gov).

You can also sign up in advance at the DC Cares Web site … but don’t worry if the slots fill up, you can still show up on Saturday and pitch in.