Members of 7 Fresno-based Rotary Clubs met in the Cultural Arts District Saturday to help with the Beautify Fresno project. Volunteers spread out over the areas of Divisadero, Stanislaus, and H Streets. Before noon they had filled more than 40 garbage bags of litter and trash. Read more on FPX
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City workers, volunteers revitalize neighborhoods in central Fresno
If you live near Fresno City College or Fresno High School, you probably noticed city crews fixing up some streets. “We want to come in, clean up their neighborhood, restore pride not only in a neighborhood but in the entire city of Fresno,” said Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer. Crews started trimming
The fifth Neighborhood Blitz to be held Saturday
Beautify Fresno will hold the fifth “Neighborhood Blitz” revitalization project in the Fresno High School – Fresno City College area. Mayor Jerry Dyer announced that the project will begin Thursday, August 19, and go until August 21. More than 100 volunteers are expected to attend the volunteer cleanup on Saturday.
Beautify Fresno: Volunteers pick up over 16,000 pounds of trash from the streets
Action News was in the neighborhood for Beautify Fresno’s City-Wide Clean Up on Saturday. More than 1,600 volunteers turned out and they all enjoyed a special celebration to wrap up the day. Non-profits, service groups, and residents spent Saturday morning cleaning up different zones of the city. In all, those
Mayor Dyer celebrates Citywide Community CleanUP Day featuring over 100 Projects with 1,600 Volunteers
Mayor Jerry Dyer joined 1,641 volunteers taking part in a total of 102 group and individual cleanup projects across the city this morning as his Beautify Fresno initiative celebrated the inaugural Mayor’s Citywide Community CleanUP Day. Nearly 16,625 pounds of trash and litter were removed from streets, parks, and riverfronts
144th Fighter Wing to keep Fresno’s Melody Park clean as part of Love-A-Park Program
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
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