The Living Broom

This Idea has been incorporated into the Neighborhood Cleanup Competition. 

Idea Overview

Encourage community pride through environmental consciousness. Give every shop owner a broom to sweep in front of their shop and neighbors' if needed. Before and after pictures would be taken. Competition between neighbors with prizes awarded by local officials when someone is seen sweeping.

Idea Round Up Concept Sheet

Who worked on idea?

Dev, Marianne, Erica

What is the idea?

Encourage community pride through environmental consciousness. Give every shop owner a broom to sweep in front of their shop and neighbors' if needed. Before and after pictures would be taken. Competition between neighbors with prizes awarded by local officials when someone is seen sweeping.

How would idea work?

• Provide each neighborhood with access to cleaning tools, brooms, garbage bags, etc.
• Kickoff with bow decorated brooms and competition
• Place permanent, steel garbage cans in each neighborhood and engage can beautification
• Youth project - pilot program with corps of children who become guardians of clean streets

Pluses:

• Student participation
• Right of passage - students graduate from corps
• Positive social interaction
• Pride in community at early age
• Creative way to inspire consciousness
• Cross-generational program

Concerns:

• Would people do it?
• Need to get community buy-in

Community opportunities:

The whole community would feel better

Think of your neighborhood as your own living room!