Equipped with garbage bags and bright orange safety vests, Gainesville residents hit the streets Saturday morning to participate in the Great American Cleanup.
Keep Alachua County Beautiful, a nonprofit organization affiliated with Keep America Beautiful, organized the event as part of a broader nationwide green movement. The annual event aims to keep Gainesville clean while also building community and fellowship, Executive Director Carlos Gonzalez said.
“Part of our mission is to help beautify our space and protect our environment, so this is just one day out of the year where we have hundreds of people come out and clean up different parts of Gainesville,” he said…