Mother Earth was smiling on the shoe city Saturday when more than 200 volunteers fanned out across Haverhill to spruce up their neighborhoods and shared spaces as part of 2019’s citywide Earth Day cleanup effort.
Headed by Mayor James J. Fiorentini, the Department of Public Works, Haverhill’s Brightside and Haverhill Recreation Director Vinny Ouellette, the event was attended by several civic and community groups, as well as families and individuals eager to make a difference in their community.
Here, WHAV highlights a few of those difference makers who spent Saturday volunteering their time to brighten up Haverhill for all neighbors!
Sharon Wood sent in this photo of scouts from Cub Scout Pack 24 of Bradford and a few friends cleaning the 12th Avenue playground and field. Most are Wolf Scouts (2nd grade), and one Webelo (4th grade).
The Comtois family (from left, Michael Comtois Jr., 15, Eithan Comtois 10, Cali-skyy Mcneil, 15, and Xavier Comtois, 13) were busy cleaning up Hilldale Avenue and Federal Street during April 2019. (Courtesy photograph.)
City Councilor Thomas J. Sullivan was joined at Winnekenni Castle by his sister Sheila Hamilton and brother-in-law Artie Hamilton. (Courtesy photograph)
Bartlett School teacher Jessica Todd led by example over the weekend, telling WHAV she kicked off a contest and encouraged her students to upload photos of themselves picking up a bag of trash to ClassDojo for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card. (Courtesy photograph)
The Hope for Hilldale Cemetery gang spruced up the Haverhill burial ground. (Courtesy photograph)
Team Haverhill previously pitched in to give city children a clean place to play on Portland Street. (Courtesy photograph.)
