Mayor's Committee Kicks Off "Huntington Clean Sweep"

The office of Mayor Kim Wolfe planned and organized the first inaugural "Huntington Clean Sweep", which kicked off yesterday and will continue through May 2, 2009. Citizens are encouraged to make sure their own property is nice and tidy so that our hometown projects our community pride.

Jay Bowen reports: "This group of eager young people are ready to pitch in and clean up. They are from the Baptist Church in Altizer and spent the previous night sleeping in cardboard boxes. They hungered for 30 hours and got a big surprise when the police made them move their cardboard city. They learned many valuable lessons in just 2 days; what it is like to be homeless and the meaning of keeping the community clean. They picked up litter, painted curbs, and removed graffiti. When questioned what they learned from the cleanup, they said they will never throw out a piece of litter and they really hate cigarette butts.

Jay

PS: Yes that is the Mayor in the background to the right. He was there bright and early."