In the Works - Community Newsletter In the Works September 2017 | Page 50

More than two dozen volunteers
– students and parents from The
San Francisco School – grabbed
rakes and shovels on Sept. 8 to
work on a street park down the
block from their Portola district
campus. The patch of land,
once a dumping ground, has
been turned into a mulched plot
of paradise.
A few days later, on Sept. 12, 45
employees from Lookout picked
up litter in the Castro and
Mission neighborhoods, filling
bright orange Giant Sweep
bags with the trash that others
carelessly tossed on the ground.
Every day in San Francisco,
residents and shopkeepers
working on their own, and
organized groups of people
from schools, businesses,
neighborhood associations,
nonprofits and religious
organizations, take the time to
help keep San Francisco clean
and beautiful.
While Public Works cleaning
crews are on the job 24/7, we
know we can’t steward our city
alone. Each year, we log more
than 50,000 volunteer hours.
Join the team. Keep SF clean.