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Hundreds Of Philadelphians Beautify City In Annual Spring Cleanup Event
This year's cleanup was part of Mayor Cherelle Parker's Clean and Green Initiative, aiming to create a safer, cleaner, and greener city.
April 8, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphians rallied together on Saturday to participate in cleaning up the neighborhood surrounding the West Philadelphia Container Village business district. Its clean and green initiatives and enthusiastic volunteers joined forces to close out the 2024 Philly Spring Cleanup.
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This year's cleanup was part of Mayor Cherelle Parker's Clean and Green Initiative, aiming to create a safer, cleaner and greener Philadelphia with economic opportunity.
More than 300 people showed up to West Philadelphia to clean up neighborhoods and provided a much-needed makeover to an empty lot adjacent to the Container Village which had become a dumping ground for junk, including several cars and even a boat that was removed earlier in the week.
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