Volunteers clean up more than 100 parks across Philadelphia [Video]

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Hundreds of volunteers across Philadelphia spent their Saturday beautifying their community parks as part of the Love Your Park Fall Weekend Celebration.

For Bre Taylor, cleaning up Cliveden Park in East Mount Airy is personal.

“If you’re going to live in your community, it’s up to you to also be an active citizen in it. you can’t always count on government to do things and make things happen. you have to take some initiative. Do it yourself too,” said Taylor, who attended the event with her group, Sisters of Public Health.

She’s one of dozens of volunteers at Cliveden Park who spent her Saturday raking leaves, picking up debris, and mulching the park.

“If it’s a space I’m going to use, I want it to look nice and I want to have ownership in the space as well,” she said.

“Giving back never stops. You always give back. You must …