The streets of Fall River do not clean themselves. It takes the efforts of thousands of individuals who contribute their time and skills to see that things look their best. Below are three examples of those thousands of projects that contribute to the city looking good. The Department of Public Works, city street cleaning, and the summer work crews do their part, but things work best when everyone who lives and works in the city volunteer some of their time for the benefit of all. Projects like Earth Day, the annual St. Anne's Mission Day, clean-ups and plantings at the city "gates", the Bay Street Clean-up, and the North Park clean-up by Morton Middle School students. If you live or work in Fall River, ask yourself what you have done lately to make the city a cleaner place. Any group who wants assistance with tools and trash pick-up anywhere in the city can call Government Center at 508-324-CITY (324-2489) to arrange to have the Department of Public Works deliver gloves and bags and to pick up trash bags at any event. Why not organize a clean up project in your neighborhood? Its great exercise, and it improves the quality of life for everyone in the City!
 

(Top row) YouthBuild students Kyle Rose, Kim Dalton and Melissa Duarte put in a new planting in front of the Veterans' Memorial Auditorium at 72 Bank Street. (Middle row) Michael Berube sweeps up the sidewalk in front of an office building on Bedford Street. (Bottom row, left) Joan, a teacher at the Doran School and Cheryl O'Neil, Principal of the Westall school, volunteer their time and effort to apply a new coat of paint to the gate to the school parking lot.