Hundreds of Volunteers Set to Beautify Parks and Neighborhoods

San Francisco, CA - More than 400 volunteers are expected to join Board of Supervisors President London Breed and Public Works’ crews on Saturday for a summer spruce up of the Haight, Western Addition, the Inner Sunset and other District 5 neighborhoods, as well as the east end of Golden Gate Park.

When: Saturday, July 18, 2015; 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  
Kickoff: 9 a.m., Golden Gate Park (Stanyan and Waller streets)
What: 2015 Community Clean Team volunteer workday
Who: Volunteers, District 5 Supervisor London Breed, City work crews
Photo opportunities:

• Planting medians at Geary and Webster streets
• Planting trees on the east end of Golden Gate Park 
• Landscaping rain gardens on Fell and Oak streets 
• Beautifying Alvord Lake, the Panhandle and Alamo Square
• Sprucing up Fillmore Street (from McAllister to Post streets)

Now marking its 15th anniversary, Community Clean is San Francisco Public Works’ largest and longest-running volunteer program. Saturday’s event is the seventh of 11 Community Clean Team volunteer workdays for the 2015 season. To learn more, visit sfpublicworks.org/volunteer.

The program has teamed up with Giant Sweep, San Francisco’s premier anti-litter campaign that includes hands-on activities and public education to promote civic pride and a commitment to keep the City’s streets, parks and buses free of trash and graffiti.Sponsors and volunteer organizations include Inner Sunset Park Neighbors, Inner Sunset Merchants Association, Grattan Park Neighbors, Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association, Success Centers, San Francisco Parks Alliance Clean and Green Crew, the Garden Project, Mayor Ed Lee, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 76, Starbucks, Walgreens, NICE Water, Emerald Fund, Recology, the Hilton, Academy of Art University, PG&E, Blue Shield of California, Luxor Cabs, SF Clean City Coalition, Local 261, San Francisco Public Works, San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco Housing Authority, Juvenile Probation Department, Department of the Environment, Recreation and Park Department, Project 20 Pretrial Diversion Program, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Chinese Newcomers, United Playaz, Community Youth Center, Tzu-Chi and Geo Care.