For immediate release: Oct. 16, 2015
Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045

San Francisco, CA - Public Works, Supervisor John Avalos and hundreds of volunteers are expected to come out to the Community Clean Team volunteer event Saturday, Oct. 17 at 9 a.m. to beautify and restore areas in District 11.

Volunteers will be planting, cleaning up litter, abating graffiti and restoring public spaces, including Balboa Park, the Alemany Boulevard corridor and along Ocean Avenue. The cleanup event is open to the public and kicks off at Balboa High School, 1000 Cayuga Ave.

When: Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, 9 a.m. kickoff
Kickoff location: Balboa High School, 1000 Cayuga Avenue
What: District 11 Community Clean Team volunteer workday
Who: volunteers, Supervisor John Avalos, Public Works crews, Recology

Photo opportunities:

• Pruning, weeding, litter pickup, debris removal along San Jose Avenue, Mt. Vernon Avenue, and Alemany Boulevard corridors
• Planting trees and smaller plants on Alemany median (Niagara to Mt. Vernon) 
• Park beautification, litter pickup at Balboa Park at San Jose and Ocean 
• Schoolyard cleanup around Balboa High School grounds

This is the 10th of 11 Community Clean Team events planned for 2015. Once a month, Public Works invites the community to gather together to beautify and spruce up the streets and sidewalks in their neighborhoods to keep the City clean and beautiful for residents and visitors. For more than 15 years, Community Clean Team has been partnering with neighbors and community organizations to keep San Francisco clean, amassing more than 150,000 volunteer hours. For information about dates, locations and how to sign up, visit sfpublicworks.org/volunteer.

Sponsors and volunteer organizations include: 76, CafeRX, Vitacoco, Academy of Art University, Recology, Starbucks, Walgreens, NICE water, Emerald Fund, Blue Shield of California, The Hilton – SF Financial District, Luxor Cabs, SF Clean City Coalition, Local 261, Department of Environment, Recreation and Park Department, Housing Authority, San Francisco Unified School District, Academy of Art University, Juvenile Probation Program, Project 20 - Pretrial Diversion Program, California Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Tzu-Chi, San Francisco Parks Alliance - Clean and Green Crew, United Playaz, Community Youth Center, Chinatown Community Development Center, SF Geo Care, James Denman Parent, Teacher, Student Association, Balboa High School Parent, Teacher, Student Association, SF State – Women’s Volleyball Team.