Jacksonville, Florida Businesses and Residents Join Forces to Clean up Riverside Area
The Riverside area of Jacksonville, Florida is best described as an eclectic mix of residents and businesses from various ethnic and economic backgrounds. The Riverside Avondale Development Organization recently organized a community cleanup project to pick up litter throughout the area. The event gave local businesses an opportunity to show that they are interested in being a part of the local community – and that they are not just another bank or another store.
The event, which was co-sponsored by Florida Bank and Harpoon Louie's, drew business owners and their employees along with area residents, who walked a three mile area of the neighborhood with bright blue trash bags. They were able to fill nearly a hundred bags with trash removed from the area.
The organization promoted the event using social media tools like Facebook, Twitter, and Constant Contact alongside more traditional methods such as going door to door to talk to business owners and hanging up flyers in the area. Businesses gave donations of t-shirts, refreshments, and gift cards to reward participants, and Green It Up Clean It Up provided trash bags and safety equipment for the volunteers.
Residents and merchants alike deemed the day a success, and hope to turn their attention to other community improvement projects in the future. Read more about the Riverside community cleanup at Riverside cleanup connects neighbors, merchants.
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