Action News was in the neighborhood as more than a hundred volunteers rolled up their sleeves in east central Fresno on Saturday morning for the city’s latest Love-A-Park event. Crews took to Melody Park on Shields and Fowler to pick up trash. Mayor Jerry Dyer announced that the 144th Fighter Wing
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Mayor’s Citywide Community CleanUP Event Announcement
Mayor Jerry Dyer today announced that registrations are now open for the Mayor’s Citywide Community CleanUP Day, a special event that invites individuals as well as non-profits, service clubs, schools, churches, businesses and individuals to serve the community on Saturday, August 14, by picking up litter from yards, parks, streets,
Beautify Fresno and City’s “Neighborhood Blitz” tackle District 7
The City of Fresno is not letting up in its efforts to beautify every inch of the town. City crews and volunteers spent the week making things not just nicer, but safer. City crews carried out Beautify Fresno’s fourth “Neighborhood Blitz” – this time, in District 7. That’s Southeast Fresno.
KSEE24 and CBS47 work with Beautify Fresno for Nexstar ‘Founder’s Day of Caring’
KSEE24 and CBS47 celebrated the 25 year anniversary of the Nexstar “Founder’s Day of Caring” event on Saturday morning near Chukchansi Stadium. For this year’s anniversary, KSEE24 and CBS47 worked alongside Beautify Fresno in the downtown clean up project that started at 8:30 a.m. Read more on yourcentralvalley.com
Camp Fresno to re-open on June 15
On June 15, Camp Fresno will be opening back up for the first time in more than a year and hosting free one-to-three-day camp sessions for kids of all ages. Mayor Dyer joined a large group of volunteers Saturday morning to do some last-minute clean-up and prepare for campers. “It’s
Central Unified’s Coach Garza continues to inspire volunteers: ‘A day that we dedicate for celebration’
The memory of beloved Central Unified teacher and coach Justin Garza is still inspiring people to be their best – four years after his death. Dozens came out to celebrate the first Founder’s Day for the high school named after him, partnering with Beautify Fresno on Wednesday. “It will be
California teen refurbishes American flag in his local park for Eagle Scout project
In the months leading up to Memorial Day, 17-year-old Christian Juvet decided to restore a massive concrete American flag in his local California park for his Eagle Scout project. Juvet said he noticed that the concrete flag memorial was in “disarray, had graffiti on it, skid marks, all sorts of
This 12-Year-Old Decided to Do Something About Park Trash
Going past Logan Park while heading to school 18 months ago, Ryan Trevino saw trash strewn all over the place and thought, “Why doesn’t someone do something about it?” That “someone” turned out to be Trevino, a 12-year-old who attends Manchester GATE. On Saturday, Ryan and 100 other volunteers picked
101 volunteers come together for Logan Park clean-up
More than 100 volunteers came together to clean up Logan Park on Saturday as a part of Beautify Fresno. One hundred and one volunteers picked up 83 bags of trash, three shopping carts full of garbage, a mattress, and a dresser, equaling approximately 635 pounds of trash. The event was
Beautify Fresno volunteers get 1,265 pounds off the streets in a single day
Beautify Fresno is still working tirelessly to clean up the city. Saturday, 118 volunteers focused their efforts on the Shields and West area. They picked up 132 bags of garbage, weighing in at 1,265 pounds. Read more on FOX 26’s Website