Matthew Phillips may only be 4 years old, but he’s already helping beautify Bellmore. With tools in his red wagon and his father, Jason, by his side, Matthew was one of several residents who worked to spruce up Merrick Road at the South Bellmore Civic Association’s first spring cleanup last weekend.
Organizers from the civic group, which formed more than a year ago, announced details of the inaugural cleanup in their spring newsletter and online before the May 3 event. President Alison Frankel said the streets and sidewalks suffered during the harsh winter’s heavy snowfalls, so organization members wanted to do all that they could to improve them.
Folks met with Beatification Chair Joann Bo and the board at Payless Shoe Source on Saturday morning with brooms, gloves and lightweight gardening equipment in hand. The board –– Frankel, Bo, Jason Phillips, Chad Milman and Scott Horowitz –– said in an email that the participants made a huge impact, sweeping, picking up litter, weeding and mulching.