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Fayetteville Beautiful Cleans Up the Community by ERINN CRIDER No matter how many attractions or Beautiful Affiliate in 2010. There are opportunities a city may offer, a dirty only 32 similar organizations in North city is an unhappy city. Fayetteville is Carolina, and Fayetteville Beautiful is a rapidly growing city and is budding the only 100 percent volunteer based with opportunities in business and the affiliate. arts alike. Every citizen of Fayetteville Unfortunately, despite all of the work has a right to be proud for all the city accomplished by volunteers, there is still has to offer, but it can be hard to see the a long way to go. On the official KAB greatness of the place if the aesthetics Litter Assessment Tool Fayetteville rated do not match. As Bobby Hurst, the a 2.94 in August 2006 — this is one of chairman of Fayetteville Beautiful says, the worst ratings in the state. The current "A clean city attracts new business, score is better at a 1.94, but there is still increases property values and even progress to be made. This progress can creates a safer city." only be made by the participation and The beauty of Fayetteville is something support of the community. that every citizen can be involved in. This opportunity to join in the effort The 100 percent volunteer-based to create a better Fayetteville is readily organization, available to any Fayetteville and all who wish Beautiful, to help."The has been Citywide improving the Cleanup is city for years. held the third "Fayetteville Saturday during Beautiful began the month of on September April and offers 6, 2006 — people the the birthday opportunity to of General participate in Marquis de a community Lafayette, the effort to remove man for which litter along our Fayetteville Beautiful volunteers rally to clean up this city was roadsides and local roadways. named. We in parks and started with a streams. There logo, tag line and a small core group of are no requirements and registration volunteers and now have expanded to is very simple. Sign up online at www. a volunteer base of over one thousand FayettevilleBeautiful.com and complete citizens. Fayetteville Beautiful has the Volunteer Form, then automatically played an active role in creating new your location will be pin pointed on a city ordinances and strengthened current map. This will make it easy for police to ones related to litter abatement and waste view where patrol coverage should be reduction for the City of Fayetteville. alongside youth groups and for the Parks We have assisted in the development and Recreation staff to know where the of the recycling program, initiated orange bags will be placed for pickup Fayetteville's first electronic waste drive, early that afternoon. If you do not have worked with the Cumberland County computer access then contact Lynn Schools in educating our children in Hughes at 433-1587 and she will assist the value of recycling and preserving you," Hurst says. our environment. We revitalized the Participating in a Fayetteville downtown black pots with plants and Beautiful rally is a great way to flowers and that is an ongoing project. support, protect and connect with the We have taken the lead in beautification community. Hurst said, however, that projects that included tree plantings the best part is "... joining others who at Ben E. Martin Elementary School genuinely love their hometown, take devastated by the 2011 tornado to pride in their community and desire beautification projects on public to make a beautiful difference. I know properties scattered throughout the city. that the more people get involved in Each year we participate in cleaning our effort, the more ownership they along the banks of several of our lakes will have in protecting the natural as well as cleaning out Cross Creek," beauty of our community." Hurst said. Fayetteville Beautiful has been recognized for its tremendous ERINN CRIDER, Contributing Writer, COMMENTS? Editor@ contributions to the city as well. The upandcomingweekly.com. organization became a Keep America WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM DECISION 2013 Who would you like to see as Mayor of Fayetteville? Up & Coming Weekly and WFNC's Good Morning Fayetteville Show are conducting a straw poll to see who you think our next mayor should be. The top 5-10 names will be put on a ballot in Up & Coming Weekly and online for all of Fayetteville to vote on. The results will be announced on the GMF radio show in a couple of weeks. Vote on FaceBook or send us an email with the name of your favorite candidate for mayor in the subject line. bill@upandcomingweekly.com or goodmorningfay@wfnc640am.com No super PACS allowed! AUDITIONS M AY 4, 20 13 le Kiwanis 62nd Annu ettevil al Fay Talent Night Showcase $2,000 in Cash, Trophies & Scholarships SINGERS • DANCERS • MUSICIANS 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Winners in Four Categories: Pre-school - 2nd Grade 910-323-3600 6th - 8th Grade 910-323-3600 n Auditio tion Applica e Deadlin 2013 May 1, 3rd - 5th Grade 910-483-3611 9th - 12th Grade 910-484-0890 Finals to be at Cape Fear Regional Theatre May 10, 2013 Tickets $5.00 (proceeds going to local Kiwanis projects for children) For an application or more information go to www.fayettevillekiwanis.org or contact Bill Bowman at 910-391-3859 Special thanks to to UP & COMING WEEKLY www.upandcomingweekly.com of Cumberland County www.kidsvillenews.com/cumberland APRIL 17-23, 2013 UCW 7