SEATTLE – Hundreds of people gathered on June 8 to clean up Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID) as part of the 23rd annual Spring Clean event organized by the Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA).
Sebastian Vong, who is 8 years old, told the Northwest Asian Weekly that he picked up over 100 cigarette butts.
Volunteers also removed graffiti, cleaned windows and did some gardening and restoration at Kobe Terrace, such as weeding, trimming, and mulching.
Volunteers were treated to a free lunch.
Uwajimaya staff and family members volunteered for the cleanup on June 8, 2024. (Photo provided by Denise Moriguchi)
Lois Liang and her mom, Frances Xing, cleaned an electric bike. (Photo by Assunta Ng)
Jeffrey Liang, president of the CIDBIA, distributed free lunches to volunteers