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GREAT AMERICAN CLEAN-UP

May 26, 2004 The Waynedale News Staff 0 min read

(L-R) Ana, Lauren, Carly and Raven. Brownie Leaders are Betty Hyder and Kitty Burnworth.

On Saturday, May 15th, Brownie Troop #704 participated in the Great American Clean-up. They worked cleaning the Belle Vista neighborhood, in the Remington and Rosalia Drive area. It was a chilly Saturday morning but the kids pitched right in and got the job done. There was an after clean-up party at Headwaters Park which provided hot dogs and chips and featured music between 11:30am and 2:00pm.

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