Below are several cleanup locations for May 14:
DISTRICT 3 Garry Bulluck, District Manager – (313) 236-3504
Location: Area of Pelkey Street and Park Grove (Cleanup)
Flower planting in various locations in the Osborn area
Group: Osborn Neighborhood Alliance, AmeriCorps, and members of local churches Contact: Kayana Sessoms (646) 338-4041
Volunteer #: 40
Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: Clearing four vacant lots on State Fair & Anvil
Group: Mohican Regent Homeowners Association
Contact: George Preston (313) 715-6206
Volunteer #: 10
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: 8941 Raymond Street (Cleanup of vacant lots)
Group: Georgia Street Community Collective
Contact: Mark Covington (313) 452-0684
Volunteer #: 25
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Cleanup of alleys between Dequindre and St. Aubin (Seven Mile to E. Outer Drive)
Group: Dequindre Good Neighbors Block Club
Contact: Shirley Burch (313) 350-9622 (please text first, phone ringer is malfunctioning)
Volunteer #: 15 – 20
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: 19458 Russell Street (Cleanup surrounding area)
Group: Lindale Gardens Community Association
Contact: Rebecca Willis (313) 718-4044
Volunteer #: 10-12
Time: 11 a.m.
DISTRICT 4 Toson Knight, Deputy Manager – (313) 236-3520
Location: 10536 Nottingham at Yorkshire (Cleanup and boarding vacant home)
Group: Yorkshire Woods Community Organization
Contact: Mose Primus (313) 909-4564
Volunteer #: 15
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: 5800 block of Malcolm between Olga and Hern (Cleanup of 12 vacant lots)
Group: Sustainable Community Farms
Contact: Michelle Jackson (313) 721-8220
Volunteer #: 15 – 20
Time: 9:30 a.m.
DISTRICT 5 Erinn Harris, Deputy Manager – (313) 236-3528
Location: 2232 Marquette Street (Cleaning around a vacant home)
Organization: 15th Street Block Club
Contact: Sherry Russell (313) 598-3707
Volunteer #: 10
Time: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: Coe between Van Dyke and Parker (Cleaning alleys)
Organization: West Village Association
Contact: Dan Buckley (309) 830-3611
Volunteer #: 30
Time: 9 a.m. – noon
Location: Charlevoix at Mt. Elliott, Concord at Lafayette and Meldrum at Fort
(Cleaning vacant lots)
Organization: Mt. Elliott Business Community Association
Contact: Janice Denson (313) 218-6363
Volunteer #: 100
Time: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Individuals, community groups, block clubs, business owners, churches and schools must register with the City of Detroit Department of Neighborhoods in order to receive a limited supply of bags, gloves and bottled water, as well as information regarding special pickups of bagged litter and roll-off containers. Register online at www.motorcitymakeover.org or call (313) 224-4415.
Companies or organizations that would like to make a financial or in-kind donation should call (313) 224-3400.
The Motor City Makeover campaign is in partnership with Keep Detroit Beautiful, which focuses on cleaning, beautification, recycling, adopting parks and vacant lots, and gardening.
