Clean-Up Cuse and Syracuse Grows Resource Drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Rahma Edible Forest Snack Garden, 3100 S. Salina St. This will be the Rahma Garden's fifth year to host a Clean-Up Cuse event where volunteers will clean the garden space, work on South Salina Street, West Newell Street and West Pleasant Avenue. All are welcome and encouraged to bring a group form your church, club and/or community group to volunteer. There will also be mulch and compost work, so shovelers welcome. To RSVP, visit the group’s Facebook page.

Earth Day, sponsored by OCRRA, is quickly approaching! This year, South Side TNT will have a Clean-up crew on Saturday, April 23, starting at 10 a.m. (for about two hours or as energy permits). Meet on Brighton Avenue near Danforth School to clean along the Creek Walk. Park anywhere on Brighton Avenue or near there. Contact Pauline Lozano at 877-3473 or lilyiris1@hotmail.com to learn more. Pauline will provide trash bags. Suggestions for additional things to bring: A bucket, grabber and/or garden gloves for safety and wear suitable clothing for visibility and warmth. Note: Please Do Not touch any sharps (syringe needles) you may find. These need to be safely placed in a plastic container, taped shut and labeled SHARPS.