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Volunteer Opportunity: Monte Vista Cleanup Scheduled for Saturday

Cleanup is scheduled for 8 a.m.

owner Rana Redfield is inviting community members to partcipate in a neighborhood cleanup to take place at 8 a.m. on Saturday, February 11.

Those intersted in participating in the cleanup are asked to show up at the market with "gloves, hats,  sunscreen and a friend," Redfield said.

Last spring, Redfield hosted a on Monte Vista Street in an effort to build connections among neighbors.

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Since 2003, Redfield has been the owner of La Tropicana Market on Monte Vista Street, where she has persevered through neighborhood gang violence and struggling local economy. Now Redfield is hoping to help spur a business revitalization in the neighborhood.

"This is a great way to beautify our neighborhood and to get to know some of the wonderful people that live in our community," Redfield.

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Free coffee and orange juice will be provided to volunteers.

 


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