City-wide Clean Up Day draws nearly 1,500 volunteers
April 25, 2021
RAPID CITY, S.D. All week, Rapid City residents have been commemorating Earth Day by taking an active role in keeping the city clean.
If you were out in town over the weekend, you might have seen groups of locals in yellow vests cleaning the streets of Rapid City for Cleanup Day. That included picking up old water bottles, soda cans, and lots of plastic. While it’s not New York City, it took nearly 1,500 volunteers throughout the week to get it all cleaned up.
“It’s not just one day a year, it’s everyday,” said American Postal Worker Union member, David Becker. “We just have to take a little bit of initiative, and just take some pride in where we live. We live in this area. It’s our place to enjoy it and do everything that we can, just to keep the area clean, and our environment clean.”