Boulder Hosts Volunteer Beautification, Offers $300 Reimbursement

BOULDER, CO — "It’s time to get your hands dirty and help give beautiful Boulder a spring refresh during Community Cleanup," the city said in a release. Throughout May, hundreds of volunteers will be working some spring cleaning projects all around the city.

While the city is running its own beautification projects, they're also making it easier for communities to do it themselves.

"Community members are invited to recruit neighbors and design and implement a project that works with their schedules," the release says. The city will provide necessary tools like trash bags, latex gloves and some snacks.

Additionally, they'll reimburse community project expenses up to $300.

"We are lucky here in Boulder to have a community that is so engaged, but also a selfless group of volunteers willing to give their time to keep our city tidy," said Aimee Kane, the city’s volunteer program and project manager, according to the release.

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"There are a wide variety of ways that you can help, from creek and park cleanups to picking up trash along our trails and underpasses. It’s a great way to spend a few hours in the morning and join hundreds of others to keep Boulder beautiful," Kane said.

See the release here.

Boulder also provides volunteers with all sorts of tools with an online platform called Count me In Boulder. It offers automated hour tracking, self-reported site visits, e-learning, activity registration,

"It has been great to work with community members to help plan this year’s events," said Rene Lopez, a program coordinator for the city. "Their ideas and collaboration have inspired cleanup projects and provided renewed creativity to this event," Lopez said.

Visit the Boulder volunteer website to get started.