Workers gathered to get safety vests, discuss their assignments, and register for the giveaways before the day started.
Cuba, Missouri: Members of Viva Cuba, JOG.inc, the high school Environmental Club, Peoples Bank employees, and other volunteers came together to clean up Cuba for Viva Cuba’s 25th annual Trash Bash on Saturday, May 2.
These young people from the Environmental Club helped Viva Cuba clean the streets. They saw the vests as fashion accessories.
The groups met at the Viva Cuba Garden to pick up safety vests and trash bags provided by MoDOT. Individuals registered for drawings of a wheel barrow of gardening goodies that Viva Cuba member Elizabeth Karl put together.
Some lucky workers took home some of the prizes that they won in the drawings.
Chairperson of the event Kim Baldwin organized the teams, and they fanned out to pick up trash and plant the planters around town.
Gene Beyers had the right tool for the digging.
After a couple of hours, the streets were cleaner, decorative pots had flowers, and some lucky people won some of the gardening supplies that were in the drawing.
A little dirt went home with Viva Cuba members.
“It was great to have the kids in the Environmental Club from the high school join us this year,” remarked Viva Cuba Member Jill Barnett.
Prior to May 2, the Tri-C organization, led by Judy Workman, worked with Dave Workman, Marcus Bast, and Don Meyr to clean up and do some planting at the railroad overpass on Hwy. 19.
Tailgaiting is part of any activity. These were "planters" who planted the flowers during the Trash Bash.
Viva Cuba hopes others will join them in their effort to keep Cuba clean. The most effective cleanup is when people don’t throw their soda bottles, wrappers, and other trash on the streets of Cuba.
Many businesses and organizations have helped by beautifying their buildings, planting flowers, and cleaning up the front and back of their premises. Viva Cuba appreciates these efforts and hopes to be part of the continuing effort to beautify Cuba.
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Viva Cuba members Tina and Kim plant the Garden.
The day wasn't all work. Tina gives Ryan a ride in the wheelbarrow that she won in the drawing.
The Peoples Bank crew gathered some deposits for their trash bags.
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