By Becky Chan
NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
Photo by Becky Chan
Hundreds gathered at Hing Hay Park on Saturday, May 30 for the annual CID Spring Clean, sponsored by the Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA).
Participants included elders from Interim CDA, young professionals and residents of all ages. Some live in the Chinatown-International District, while others traveled from neighboring communities. They shared a common goal—connecting with others while helping beautify the historic neighborhoods they care about.
Interim CDA volunteers ready to go to work (Photo by Becky Chan)
More than 220 volunteers cleaned windows in Japantown, painted storefronts in Little Saigon and picked up litter along South King Street and surrounding areas.
In addition to the annual event, the CIDBIA hosts smaller litter-focused cleanups on the second Saturday of each month. Volunteers meet at Hing Hay Park from 10 a.m. to noon.
More information is available at CIDBIA.org.
Cousins Colby Kraus and Sarah Reuben model the Year of the Horse Spring Clean t-shirt. (Photo by Becky Chan)
Beautifying the parks in CID need a lot of volunteers and wood chips. (Photo by Becky Chan)
From left: Ben Truong, Sam Lee, and Dmitri Au bond over cleaning up Little Saigon (Photo by Becky Chan)
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- Noel Malaya cleans King Street, where he lives (Photo by Becky Chan)
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- Emily Chan, Jennifer Sato, and Jade Yan clean the windows near Japantown.
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- Brittany Kondo and Jess Crotts live in CID and want it clean up (Photo by Becky Chan)
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- Ananya Sridhar and Anushri Marar help paint a storefront in Little Saigon. (Photo by Becky Chan)
The growing pile of filled yellow trash bags. (Photo by Becky Chan)
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