There are countless volunteers out there in the community making a difference, working their magic silently and unnoticed. From time to time, Adopt-A-Block hears wind of some of these dedicated volunteers and wants to sing a song for them.
Adopt-Block has a song to sing for Ed Hansen who joined the team in January 2010. Ed adopted the stretch on Nelson Ave. downhill from the Mission Golf and Country Club and within two weeks collected 39 bags of garbage from his adopted area. His efforts haven’t stopped there—Ed has gone on to clean several other random rural areas across town. Ed simply tells those who wonder what he is doing collecting litter in areas far from his home residence, that he just doesn’t like seeing the litter and its needs to be cleaned up.
Adopt-A-Block also has a song to sing for Heidi Smith and Howard Noa who volunteered an impromptu clean-up of the wild green space between Fruits & Greens east towards downtown. Several bags of litter were collected and properly disposed from this area. These two volunteers are some of several volunteers asking about getting together an impromptu litter hotspot clean-up team. There are several heavily litter places around town that have not been adopted—and need special attention from time to time. If there are others Adopt-A-Block volunteer willing to participate in such random clean-ups from time to time, please let Adopt-A-Block know and we will connect you to likewise dedicated volunteers.
Adopt-A-Block would also like to sing a melody or two for Cindy Kelly, Margaret Clifton, Jean Kask and Julie Hartland. These ladies will all receive an award from the District of Mission this June for their volunteer service in the community, each with special mention given to their volunteer efforts with Mission Adopt-A-Block.
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