One of the many teams of citizens cleaning up Concord included (front row l-r) Shakira Clemmons, Skekerria Bryant, Nigel Ferguson, Bryan Ferguson, (back row l-r) Orlando Davis, Jordan Wilkins, Stephon Hixon and Amari Ferguson. The crews cleaned up around 800 pounds of trash Saturday, April 21 in Concord as part of the Big Help Project to celebrate Earth Day. Several Boys and Girls Club members and their relatives pitched in to clean the roads from the Hilltop area all the way to Highway 18 in Concord.
Cleaning up Concord
Members of the Boys and Girls Club along with parents and community members cleaned up around 800 pounds of trash from the streets of Concord as part of their Big Help Project to celebrate Earth Day.
“It was good to clean up the neighborhood and help our environment,” said 8-year-old Boys and Girls Club member Nigel Ferguson.
Around 25 children and adults split up into teams and cleaned up around Concord and all the way to Highway 18, picking up 28 bags of trash from the sides of the streets.
“We did this project to recognize Earth Day as our Big Help Project and we’ll try to do it even bigger next year now that everybody’s seen what we’re doing,” said Boys and Girls Club director Rufus Clemmons. “We’d like for even more people to jump in and help clean up next year.”
“It’s a good project because it’s teaching everyone to take care of not only their environments but the communities we live in.”
Boys and Girls Club board members took part in the project.
“We also want to beautify our club and surrounding areas so it will be more appealing for ourselves, residents and visitors to this area,” Clemmons said.
Around 25 children and adults split up into teams and cleaned up around Concord and all the way to Highway 18, picking up 28 bags of trash from the sides of the streets.
“We did this project to recognize Earth Day as our Big Help Project and we’ll try to do it even bigger next year now that everybody’s seen what we’re doing,” said Boys and Girls Club director Rufus Clemmons. “We’d like for even more people to jump in and help clean up next year.”
“It’s a good project because it’s teaching everyone to take care of not only their environments but the communities we live in.”
Boys and Girls Club board members took part in the project.
“We also want to beautify our club and surrounding areas so it will be more appealing for ourselves, residents and visitors to this area,” Clemmons said.
And Rufus, thanks for all you do!