Clean ups don't need to be hard - Natchez, Mississippi
??Deb Brown
?? Building possibility in small towns |Public Speaker | Small Town Specialist SaveYour.town |
Having an idea, bringing people together, and taking small steps gets things done.
Joe Smith, executive director of Black Natchez, wanted a clean-up of his street, MLK Street. Joe told me, “I took a page from your playbook and worked to build a coalition and gather allies.”
Anyone can host a clean-up.
In Natchez, clean-up work was needed on MLK Street. All it took was a few people who wanted to help, some students who wanted community service hours, and adults who knew the street’s stories and wanted to see their community blossom.
How it got organized:
Joe’s mom had the pretty?vests?that workers wear. Her friend in Public Works made sure they had?tools. ?With the donations received, the group bought barbeque?chicken dinners?from another organization that was having a fundraiser that day. Keep the money local!
They shared on social media and in a press release?they needed:
What is?BlackNatchez.org?
BlackNatchez.org ?is a nonprofit organization based in Natchez that seeks to use heritage tourism as an engine for community revitalization, workforce development, and historic preservation.