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On Saturday, Just in time before the heavy April showers Sunday, Shaw Main Streets held its fourth annual neighborhoodwide cleanup and greenup event in central Shaw on Saturday. This year's event included planting cherry trees and perennial and annual flowering plants, picking up trash, and removing and painting over graffiti. Shaw Main Streets Executive Director Alexander M Padro organized the event. Volunteers from the DC Green Team, various neighborhood organizations and neighbors from Rhode Island Avenue to Gallery Place took part in the event to keep Shaw looking its best. A lot of great work was accomplished; it was surely made easier by neighbors and friends working together.

Ward Councilmember Jack Evans, his staff, Mark Bjorge, from Mayor Fenty's office, and Linda Grant, from DPW's Public Information Office, also stopped by to thank residents for coming out and to make sure things got off to a great start. The clean up effort by Mt Vernon Sq Neighborhood Association President Cary Silverman worked in Mt Vernon Square and his seems to have inspired this Life in Ward 2 post by MVSNA President Cary Silverman on his Ward 2 campaign blog. Douglas Development provided one of their trucks for hauling plants, mulch and other supplies to various locations around Shaw.

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Kennedy Recreation Center Director Freddie Brown (second from right) and volunteers from Rhode Island Avenue to Gallery Place pitched in to spruce up the grounds around the rec center.

Coincidently, Hemingway Memorial Church leaders above replaced their old weather-worn signage with new and uncovered a historical marker in the process (see slide 6) ...