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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7718 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. =1a �tPT9 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council may 11, 1993 S. X Subject: '071, APRIL 1993 - FORT WORTH CLEAN CITY KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL MONTH ACTIVITIES Throughout the year Fort Worth Clean City encourages citizens to improve the appearance of their neighborhoods by conducting cleanups. Beginning in 1987 thousands of volunteers throughout Fort Worth have come together each April to participate in a citywide cleanup. What was initiated by Fort Worth Clean City in April 1987 as a one day cleanup has expanded into a month of neighborhood cleanups, an annual community enhancement project, the annual Corporate Recycling Drive and Corporate Can Crush and the annual GLAD Bag-A-Thon cleanup day and Trash Bash volunteer thank you party. On Saturday, April 24, approximately 6,059 Fort Worth GLAD Bag-A-Thon volunteers from 240 groups collected more than 302,000 pounds of litter and debris and 600 tires from public property. This represents more than 18,000 hours of volunteer time. Not only was the volume of materials collected more than in 1992, but approximately 1000 more volunteers participated. Following the GLAD Bag-A-Thon, approximately 450 youth and adults attended the Trash Bash volunteer thank you party at Trinity Park. The 1993 community enhancement project is renovating Daggett City Park and Daggett Elementary School playground. A committee led by Ryan Place residents brought together representatives of Daggett School, Ryan Place and Fairmount neighborhood associations, the Mayor's Anti-Graffiti Task Force, Park and Recreation Department, students, private sector donors and Fort Worth Clean City. They are turning a vision into reality. A cleanup of the immediate area was organized and trees, flowers and grass were planted. Two graffiti covered buildings were painted and asphalt was removed from the school playground and replaced with child-safe pea gravel and grass. Through the GLAD cash register receipt program, Fort Worth Clean City will donate $2,500 to the Daggett Park project for trees and park furniture. All of the 1993 activities were well attended and what was accomplished during the month was impressive. However, the success of these annual events is measured not only by the tonnage of the debris that is collected, but also by the way they strengthen positive attitudes and behavior and promote volunteerism, community pride, and public service. Appreciation is extended to First Brands Corporation, Kroger Company, Silver Creek Materials and all of the organizations and individual volunteers who donated the time, money and materials that made all of the Fort Worth Clean City Keep America Beautiful Month activities possible a�d the success that they were. OfFICIAL RECORD ob_ Terrell CITY SECRETARY City Manager FT attachment ' WoRru Try -ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS FORT WORTH CLEAN CITY 1993 CITY WIDE CLEANUP PARTICIPANTING GROUPS Aerospace Optimists Club Alamo Crime Watch Azle Beautiful Belmont Terrace Neighborhood Association Berkeley Place Boy Scouts/57 Groups Butler Place Camp Fire/50 Groups Cobblestone Home {Owners Association Como Elementary School Como NAC Crestwood Home Owners Association Daggett Elementary School Denver Avenue Elementary School Earth Club of Texas Wesleyan University East Libby Avenue Neighborhood Association Eastwood Model Block Evans Avenue Business Assn. Fairmount Neighorhood Association Fort Worth Academy Fort Worth Housing Authority Foster Park Area Group Girl Scouts/65 Troops Giencrest Civic League Highland Hill Neighborhood Association I.H. M. Men's Club J.A. Cavile Place Neighborhood Asscociation Katie Lynn's Inc. Kids to Save the Earth Club Lake Worth Civic Club Meadowcreek Southgate Neighborhood Association Maddox United Center Meadows of Candleridge Neighborhood Association Morningside Middle School "Monarchs" Northside Neighborhood Association Oak Hurst Neighborhood Association Oaklawn/Glen Garden Neighborhood Association OLV Heights Neighborhood Association Ripley Arnold Neighborhood River Oaks Neighborhoods River Trails Neighborhood Association Ryan Place Improvement Association OFRCK RECORD Riverside Neighborhood Association orR��I. Rosemont Neighborhoods CITY Page 1 of 2 FT. WORTH, TOL FORT WORTH CLEAN CITY 1993 CITY WIDE CLEANUP Sam Rosen Elementary School Silver Ridge Residents So.Wayside Neighborhood Watch South Hi Mount Elementary School Southwestern Baptist Seminary Springdale Elementary School Tarrant Home Education Association Teen Court Volunteers Tejas Trails Property Owners Association Texas Wesleyan University The Thomas Family Trimble Tech Environmental Club Verbena Street Action Group Verbena Street/Tucker Street NAC VFW # 8911 Washington Heights Elementary School Westcliff Neighborhood Association Western Hills Neighborhood Association Western Hills Elementary School Westpoint Neighborhood Association Whispering Oaks Neighborhood Association Willoughby House Woodhaven Neighborhood Association Woodway Elementary School Page 2 of 2 OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY ET. WORTH, TEX.