Thursday April 23, 2009
Mayor Jerry Abramson today kicked off the Brightside Pre-Derby Cleanup, as nearly 700 volunteers fanned out across downtown to pick up litter, pull weeds, spread mulch and plant flowers.
“The Brightside Pre-Derby Cleanup has been an annual tradition for more than 12 years,” Abramson said. “Our citizens always come together, roll up their sleeves and partner with us to help our city sparkle for our Derby guests.”
Volunteers represented more than 40 local businesses and organizations and worked in several areas of downtown. Brightside provided volunteers with work gloves and T-shirts; YUM! Brands/KFC provided free lunch for volunteers in Jefferson Square before the cleanup; and TARC transported volunteers to their cleanup locations.
Volunteers will be working within the downtown boundaries of 1st to 9th streets and Broadway to Main Street from approximately 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.:
· Jefferson Square Park, 6th and Jefferson
· Metro Hall, 6th and Jefferson
· Theater Square, 4th and Broadway
· Founder’s Square, 5th Street and Muhammad Ali Blvd.
· 9th Street Corridor, from Broadway to Market St.
· 2nd Street corridor, from Broadway to Main
Donor-funded and volunteer driven, Brightside is uniting people in clean and green activities to beautify the city and foster community pride. All programs—like the Pre-Derby Cleanup—are funded through private donations, sponsorships and grants.
Organizations with volunteers participating in the cleanup include:
Actor's Theatre of Louisville
FSAB Benefits
PARC
Aegon
Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana
Ra Custom Jewelry
AmeriCorps
Hard Rock Cafe
Rutherford Elementary
AT&T
Howl at the Moon
Seven County Services
Bright Horizons Early Education
Human Relations Commission
The Salvation Army
Broadway Management Group
Jefferson County Attorney
U.S. Bank
Brown-Forman
Jefferson County Adult Drug Court
University of Phoenix
CHASE
Kindred Healthcare
UPS Learning & Development
Clifton Heights
KPMG
US Bankruptcy Court
Courtyard by Marriott
Mean Green Main Street USA Team
WAL-MART #0589
DAC Group/Broome Marketing
Mercer
E.ON US
Metro Human Resources
FSA Management Group
Nativity Academy
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Lisa Gunterman, 574-2339
Phil Miller, 574-1901
www.brightsideinc.org