CLIFFORD – Earth Day is celebrated on April 22, but the Clifford and District Horticultural Society is asking for volunteers to help tidy the town on April 6.
Everyone is invited to meet at the John Hobelman Memorial Rotary Pavilion Park at 10am. Volunteers will be handed a safety vest, vinyl gloves and two garbage bags (one for garbage, one for recycling), and given a street or park to clean.
Over the winter, a huge number of items manage to escape from blue boxes and get buried in the snow. As the snow melts, the cans, papers, and plastics become quite visible, not to mention all the cigarette butts flung into the snow banks.
After the clean-up is complete, the barbecue is started, and everyone is treated to a hot dog barbecue with sweet treats and drinks.
On April 13, the District 7 meeting will be held in Mount Forest; April 20 is Easter; and April 27 is Trees and Quackers at the Rotary Park. Buy a $10 Rotary duck race ticket and watch the rubber ducks float along the creek to reach the finish line and win cash prizes.
Participants are encouraged to bring children and help them plant a seedling in the park the same morning.
For more information on clean-up day, call Bonnie at 519-327-8612.
