The title says it all! Our clean-up this past Saturday was excellent!!! I have so many to thank ! Harpoon Louie's and Florida Bank were our sponsors and provided lots!! Tee shirts , gift cards, food, drinks and people! And I can't forget Jacksonville's Clean-it-up Grean it up team who provided the bags, reflective vests and grabbers. Also Bill Loehle from Wood & Laminate Fine Custom furniture graciously let us use their dumpster.
I could not have asked for a more beautiful day. That must have put everyone in a very productive spirit because we accomplished a lot!
Here's the list...
-38 adults and 4 children came out out to help. Some living as far away as San Pablo Road!
-98 bags gathered (just 2 shy from my goal!)
-A whole line of trees and shrubbery were cleared on a very dangerous curb by Alphonso Madison. He lives on Gilmore Street and said there is no visibility on that corner. I think he had to have been our hardest worker. He wouldn't even stop to eat!
-Garfield Cooper RADO'S next door neighbor rode up on his very spiffy bicycle (he does own a bike shop you know) to help out before he went to work. Now that's dedication!
-Maria Cooper from the Times Union was there and we even had a volunteer , Nancy Beecher there just to take pictures for me! She is an excellent photographer and you will see her handy work soon!
We had so many caring people come out that I definitley could not name them all . Well, I mean I COULD but no one would want to read all of that! So I will just mention a few
Rachonda Grover, Ivelisse Torres, Rachel Fender, Harriett Hollinger, Alexis Thraen and Howard Caroway!
So again thank you to
Harpoon Louie's Pub & Grill http://www.harpoonlouies.net/
Florida Bank http://www.flbank.com/
Clean it Up Green it Up of Jacksonville http://www.coj.net/Departments/Environmental+and+Compliance/Dont+Trash+Jacksonville/Clean+It+Up.htm
ZenCog http://www.zencog.com/
the H.I.R.E Group (Hispanic Internal Revenue Employees)
Wood & Laminate Fine Custom Furniture.
