Is your neighborhood park looking a little rundown? Want to help while sharing the principles of community participation and responsibility with your children?

1. Keeping a commercial property clean and functional
is a year-round job. Here are some tips for maintaining
your property season by season.
Promotes family bonding
Provides healthy outdoor time
Improves the environment
Makes local parks safer
Beautifies the community
Increases property values
Teaches kids to give back
Boosts neighborhood pride
1 Recruit local volunteers of all ages, including children and seniors.
2 Select a site that can be cleaned in several hours or a single day.
3 Publicize the effort; don’t forget to post the date, time and place.
4 Bring supplies (trash bags, tools, gloves, first aid kits, refreshments).
5 Arrange for trash and recycling pickup if park lacks receptacles.
6 Assign tasks, discuss safety and indicate where to place trash.
7 Thank all involved and remind them of the value of park cleaning.
7 EASY STEPS TO ORGANIZING A COMMUNITY CLEANUP
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Is your neighborhood park looking a little rundown?
Want to help while sharing the principles of community
participation and responsibility with your children?
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IN CLEANING LOCAL PARKS:
A SWEEPING SUCCESS
COMMUNITY PARK
CLEANUP
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/well/move/the-secret-to-good-health-may-be-a-walk-in-the-park.html
35 to 40 percent of health is determined
by one’s physical environment, including
public access to green spaces.
35% 40%