July Neighborhood Cleanup

About a dozen CTOP residents gathered near Filbin Creek on the morning of July 21 for a neighborhood cleanup. This event was organized by Hall West, an Americorps VISTA working for the Michaux Conservancy, a part of the Noisette Foundation. Through Palmetto Pride, she applied for and received a Community Pride Grant for two neighborhood cleanups – the other was in Chicora-Cherokee. Grant money was used to purchase everything from signs and koozies promoting the event, to gloves, trash bags, and safety vests used on the day of the cleanup.

Numerous bags of trash and recyclables were collected in the hour and a half volunteers worked and were taken away by the City of North Charleston trash collection and Charleston County Recycling. Some of the items retrieved were: tires, bags of yard waste, a door and a shopping cart. This was an inspiring event and it is something our community should continue to do to keep Attaway Street and Filbin Creek a neighborhood gateway to be proud of.