Help Clean Up the City on April 30

PEABODY, MA - You can help make Peabody an even cleaner city on Saturday, April 30.

Mayor Ted Bettencourt recently announced that the annual Peabody Pride spring volunteer community cleanup will be held on that date.

Volunteers are invited to City Hall at 9 a.m. to pick up their supplies and then fan out to targeted areas throughout downtown Peabody. A free pizza lunch will be served to all volunteers at the Leather City Common at 11:30 a.m. All volunteers will receive a commemorative Peabody 100 key chain.

The cleanup effort marks the continuation of Mayor Bettencourt’s ‘Peabody Pride in Motion’ initiative which has reignited the citizen participation and community spirit often associated with the tenure of one of Bettencourt’s predecessors, the late Mayor Peter Torigian, according to the mayor.

“Many of us who grew up in Peabody remember the deep feelings of pride which came with being part of this unique community,” said Bettencourt. “As Mayor, I have strived to restore that sense of Peabody as a special place to live, work, go to school and raise a family. These clean-ups have proven to be a great occasion to get together with family, friends and neighbors and do something positive and constructive towards making Peabody a better place.”

In the event of inclement weather on April 30th, the cleanup will be held on Saturday, May 7. Volunteers can check the city’s website, www.peabody-ma.gov for announcements relative to postponement if weather becomes a factor.