CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield Revitalization Corp., (CRC) organized the Beautification Day that was held in downtown Clearfield on Saturday.
Almost 100 community volunteers gathered to adopt tree boxes and to tidy up the sidewalks for the downtown to be ready for summer. Further, more than 40 tree boxes were adopted and flowers were planted within them. In addition, the Shaw Park, the Clearfield Borough office and police station, and Lower Witmer Park were tidied up and mulched.
Volunteers who gave a helping hand with the Beautification Day included CRC Design Committee members, Katie Miknis and Karen Miller; CNB Bank; Boy Scouts Pack 2; Girl Scouts Troop 34; the Helping Hands Club; Clearfield Borough offices; Clearfield Borough police; and the Clearfield Middle School Student Council.
The VFW Post #1785 helped mount new American Flags on the lamp posts. The Fraternal Order of Eagles 812 worked with Full Throttle Signs and Winters Sign Company to install a mural, designed by Steve Albert and Ian Aughinbaugh. The mural matches downtown’s new banners, CRC T-shirts and post cards.
Main Street Manager Kellie Swales said, “Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make this project possible. Our community of Clearfield is so giving and hard working. It is a pleasure to work with this many people for the betterment of our town. The CRC had help from all ages, and made a huge impact in the downtown.”
Swales offered a special thank you to the Wal-MartDistributionCenter #6027, Tammy’s Gardens, Agway and the Tool Shed and to the CRC’s Design Committee, which led this event.
“They did a wonderful job and I am very proud of all of them,” said Swales.
Swales thanked those who adopted half of the tree boxes during Beautification Day. She thanked business owners who adopted the remaining tree boxes. Swales said beautification is a collective effort on the part of the businesses and the community.
And, that’s what our Main Street Program is all about,” said Swales.