Before and after photos of 103 N 19th St
Middlesborough,
Kentucky, July 29, 2013 – On Saturday, July 27, thirty
volunteers were organized by Discover Downtown Middlesboro, in an effort to
clean up Downtown in preparation for the Vietnam Wall coming August 2 – August
5, and the Annual DDM Ducky Dash on August 24.
“We focused mainly on the City Hall Parking Lot, the Canal Walk from 20th
Street to Cumberland Avenue, and Cumberland Avenue from 19th Street
to the Arthur Museum. We also took down two awnings and cleaned Dr. McGeorge’s
awning,” stated Jarryd Boster who along with the DDM Design Committee organized
the event. “We were extremely pleased by the turn out of volunteers. They were
all hard workers and they did a tremendous job.”
“Our hope is that this will become an annual event that brings
attention and pride to our Downtown Area. We have such a picturesque community
that we want to take care of. The overwhelming volunteer turnout is evidence
of the importance the citizens of Middlesboro place on a clean and well
maintained downtown,” explained Becky Bowling, another Design Committee
member.
In total they collected 32 large trashbags, 3 grocery carts, a computer
monitor, 3 tarps that were swimming in the canal, 623 cans and bottles, 2 large
pipes, a large bundle of sharp wire, and 2,109 cigarette butts.
“We would like to think that this might make our citizen’s a little
more mindful of putting their trash in a garbage can, rather than littering,”
said Boster.
DDM would also like to give a special thanks to Food City of
Middlesboro for donating trash bags, Bowling Law Office for donating trash bags
and gloves, KFC for donating lunch to all the volunteers, and People’s Choice
Pharmacy for donating drinks.
Before and after photos of 1907 Cumberland Ave
Downtown Middlesboro Executive Director Isaac Kremer said afterwards,
“I felt this event was a huge success, and reflected well on the quality of
volunteers we have in the organization and their strong desire to improve their
community for the better.” The Design
Committee is made up of Jay & Kelly Shoffner, Jarryd & Stephanie Boster,
Steven & Ashley Cambron, Adam & Becky Bowling, and Evelyn Farmer.
For those
who would like more information about downtown revitalization or to get
involved, please contact (606) 248-6155 or visit www.downtownmiddlesboro.org.
Contact:
Becky Bowling
(606) 248-8383
Isaac D. Kremer,
Executive Director
Discover Downtown
Middlesboro
(606) 248-6155
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