Hello friends!

This past weekend Andrew and I participated in Spring into Action! 2024. It’s our annual park cleanup event where we help the city get one of our neighborhood parks ready for summer and the busy season.

This year, our main project was spreading mulch in the center landscaped area of the park. On Thursday, the city had mulch delivered in what they call the “center court” area. We had six big piles of red mulch to spread out! Unfortunately, there were only 4 volunteers who could spread the mulch, so it took most of the afternoon. On the plus side— the four people who showed up (including Andrew) were amazing workers and did a ton! One man brought a wheelbarrow to help move the mulch around, we had our wagon, and there were lots of shovels, a garden hoe, and some landscaping rakes.

We took a break around this point and enjoyed some pizza and beverages. We also had a little kid stop by and play some of our yard games. Then it was back to work

In the end, the event went pretty well, even with the low turnout. I’m glad we contributed to our neighborhood park and got to enjoy time outside meeting new people. Below is the finished product after an afternoon of hard work! What do you guys like to do to help out in your community?

~Natalie