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# 2025 May 3: CLEAN & PREEN

"CLEAN SWEEP" is a program of the City of Rochester. Beginning in 2023 UMNA expanded and renamed it "Clean & Preen". We clean our neighborhood and preen our community gardens on the same day.

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## The Basics

* **Location:**  [1006 Monroe Avenue (corner of Rosedale & Monroe Avenue)](https://goo.gl/maps/qy8QvdFMYAR3Q2nm7)
* **Date**: Saturday, May 3, 2025
* **Time:** 11:00 am until 1:00 pm
* **Who:** Open to all.

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## Activity Description

At 11:00 am we will gather at [the corner of Monroe Avenue and Rosedale Street on the public sidewalk in front of Brotherhood Of The Cross and Star - 1006 Monroe Avenue (MAP)](https://goo.gl/maps/qy8QvdFMYAR3Q2nm7) for a brief welcome and some simple instructions. We'll also distribute trash bags, gloves, etc. No one will be required to stay until 1:00pm. This is a "rain or shine" event. CLEAN SWEEP will not be postponed or canceled due to the weather.

#### One event, t*wo efforts: Clean AND Preen.*

After the intro one group will walk along Monroe Avenue picking up debris. The other group will head down to The Children's Garden on Laburnam Crescent behind 7-11 to preen that bed.&#x20;

This is low skill, light work! Participants working in The Children's Garden may be using some simple tools and applying some fairly simple skills such as raking & pulling weeds. *Easy*!

This is a family-friendly activity. *Children under 12 years of age may participate when accompanied by a legally responsible adult. Teens may participate without a legally responsible adult but they will be partnered with adults.*

*Event volunteers who are over 18 years of age are NOT required to be property owners or even residents of the Upper Monroe neighborhood.* Volunteers *do NOT need to be a member of the Upper Monroe Neighborhood Association to participate.*&#x20;

## ***Afterparty!***

The [Monroe Avenue Revitalization Coalition (MARC)](/hot-topics/monroe-avenue-revitalization-coalition-marc.md) is sponsoring a fun community celebration after CLEAN SWEEP. Details to be announced soon.

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### Photos from 2024

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This activity is also listed on our [Events & Meetings](/events-and-meetings.md) calendar. [Click here to go to the official UMNA Events Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=591d2cbdbf62fb898d885c250d56a120efc9210fdc49e9183a3cc09b8640fe8c%40group.calendar.google.com\&ctz=America%2FNew_York).

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