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Canopy Atlanta first explored this question in 2021 in our Grove Park/Bankhead Community Issue. On Saturday, Sept. 6, the answer didn’t matter when 35 neighbors and community members came together to clean up Baker Road, collecting 25 bags of trash.
A special thank you to the Proctor Creek Stewardship Council, Partnership for Southern Equity, and the Center Hill and Grove Park Neighborhood Associations for their partnership and commitment.
Nothing brings a community together like a common goal. Here’s to cleaner streets, and neighbors working side by side.
This was the first in a series of scheduled cleanups, so join us later this year for our next community cleanup. More details to follow.
Community Cleanup
📅 Oct. 4
📍 Location is TBD
Community Cleanup + Community Block Party
📅 Oct. 8
📍 Location is TBD
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Floyd Hall, co-founder
