\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHundreds of volunteers joined forces in downtown Orlando Sunday morning for the third annual City District Earth Day Cleanup, focusing on beautifying the Parramore District near Inter and Co Stadium. Before the streets filled with traffic, they were filled with volunteers working to remove trash. “We’re picking up everything from just, you know, cigarette butts to small pieces of paper to bottles and much larger objects,” said Paul Kline with City District Downtown Orlando. By mid-morning, strangers had formed teams united by a shared mission to clean up the city they call home. “Because you want to feel good about this area. It’s a lot of history here. And there’s also a lot of new growth. And so we don’t want the history to get overshadowed by the new growth and to preserve it. We want people to feel safe and comfortable and keep it clean, just like other parts of Orlando,” said Mitzi Belle from the Parramore District. Approximately 300 volunteers signed up for the event, with Keep Orlando Beautiful providing supplies such as trash pickers and buckets to collect waste. “They had about 300 volunteers sign up. Keep Orlando Beautiful providing everything they would need. Here are several bags filled with trash pickers and buckets so they can throw in all the trash,” the reporter said. Sign-ups started early Sunday morning, and Kline said this was the third annual event. “So all the trash that they’re picking up. It’s less trash, I guess, you know, into our sewage system, which then runs off into our rivers and lakes, which is a much larger problem,” Kline said. The cleanup was deemed a success, with hundreds of pounds of trash removed from the streets.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\tORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Hundreds of volunteers joined forces in downtown Orlando Sunday morning for the third annual City District Earth Day Cleanup, focusing on beautifying the Parramore District near Inter and Co Stadium. <\/p>\n
Before the streets filled with traffic, they were filled with volunteers working to remove trash. <\/p>\n
“We’re picking up everything from just, you know, cigarette butts to small pieces of paper to bottles and much larger objects,” said Paul Kline with City District Downtown Orlando. <\/p>\n
By mid-morning, strangers had formed teams united by a shared mission to clean up the city they call home. <\/p>\n
“Because you want to feel good about this area. It’s a lot of history here. And there’s also a lot of new growth. And so we don’t want the history to get overshadowed by the new growth and to preserve it. We want people to feel safe and comfortable and keep it clean, just like other parts of Orlando,” said Mitzi Belle from the Parramore District. <\/p>\n
Approximately 300 volunteers signed up for the event, with Keep Orlando Beautiful providing supplies such as trash pickers and buckets to collect waste. <\/p>\n
“They had about 300 volunteers sign up. Keep Orlando Beautiful providing everything they would need. Here are several bags filled with trash pickers and buckets so they can throw in all the trash,” the reporter said. <\/p>\n
Sign-ups started early Sunday morning, and Kline said this was the third annual event. <\/p>\n
“So all the trash that they’re picking up. It’s less trash, I guess, you know, into our sewage system, which then runs off into our rivers and lakes, which is a much larger problem,” Kline said. <\/p>\n
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