Tory Lowe Community Clean Up, Milwaukee volunteers take part
The Brief
The annual Tory Lowe Community Clean Up took place on Saturday.
A radio host and community activist, he organized three clean-up locations.
Lowe said he organized his first clean-up event in 2010.
MILWAUKEE - Litter and blowing trash can sometimes take over empty lots, yards and Milwaukee streets. On Saturday, neighbors took matters into their own hands at an annual clean-up event.
Local perspective
If you go looking, trash seems to sprout like blades of grass.
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"It's nice to see the whole community come out though," said Marcus Johnson, a football player at Carroll University.
Johnson wasn't the only one doing good work near 9th and Chambers.
"I love the city of Milwaukee. I'm right here from Harambee neighborhood. Any chance I get the opportunity to possibly impact the community, I'm all for it," said George Akpan.
Akpan was among the volunteers who helped make the city brighter at the annual Tory Lowe Community Clean Up.
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"A cleaner community is a healed community," said Lowe. "It's a great thing to see people with diverse backgrounds coming together to help beautify our city."
Big picture view
Lowe, a radio host and community activist, organized three separate clean-up locations on Saturday morning. FOX6 News took a walk with Lowe after volunteers made a major difference on the block.
"The children come out, it's something for them to do, and it's a teachable moment for them and the parents understand that," said Lowe.
There's value in the clean-up, helping build a stronger block.
"Make your area clean. The Earth is our place, it's where we live, we need to take care of it," added Johnson.
Lowe said he organized his first community clean-up event in 2010.
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FOX6 news went to the clean-up event and spoke to the organizer and those in attendance.
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