‘Cities RISE’ Community Clean-Up event coming to South Elmira

ELMIRA, N.Y. ( WETM ) – Over 80 volunteers are signed up to participate in the ‘Cities RISE’ Community Clean-Up event that will take place on Sept. 27 and Sept. 28 in South Elmira.

The Chemung County Habitat for Humanity is partnering with the City of Elmira to host the two-day event to make improvements in the neighborhood from 9 a.m. to noon on both days.

Throughout the weekend, volunteers will help with trimming hedges, cutting weeds, picking up trash, making minor repairs and painting on Spaulding Ave., Caldwell Ave., Catherine Street and Lormore Street.

This is the sixth year in a row that the event will take place through a neighborhood revitalization program that was launched by the New York State Attorney General’s Office to help rebuild New York communities.

For more information about the event, call the Habitat for Humanity office at 607-734-1361 or info@chemungcountyhabitat.org.

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