Saturday morning was a planned workday for many people in Blairsville, Georgia. On May 9th, 2009, business owners, families, the Blairsville Garden Club, the Downtown Development Authority, the Mayor’s office, the Commissioner’s office, the Blairsville Union Chamber of Commerce, the Historical Society, and other volunteers worked to spruce up Downtown Blairsville as part of the annual Great American Clean-up.

People pitched in all over town. Volunteers were seen bagging leaves on Blue Ridge Street, picking up trash on Earnest Street, mulching the City Hall perennial beds, weeding established green spaces, digging out old dirt, adding fresh potting soil, and planting flowers in every available island, pot, and barrel.

According to one volunteer, “This is a fun and rewarding event. We work together then stand back and see immediate results. As the summer gets underway, we watch as things fill in and really start blooming. It’s amazing what gets done in less than two hours when all the different groups work toward a common goal.”