Center of Hope Community Baptist Church:
Thursday, March 28, 2024

The Great American Cleanup (4/19/08)

Saturday was part of The Great American Cleanup - an opportunity to clean up your yard, street corner, block as COH joined forces with Toledo CDC in taking pride in our community in conjunction with City of Toledo Department of Neighborhoods.


Signing In

Dr. Perryman (Pastor, Center of Hope) checks-in his team.

Signing In

Trio in the Field

(L-R)  TCDC Administrative Assistant Joyce, Susan, and TCDC Board Chair Rev. Algee remove trash from a field next to an alley.

Trio in the Field

Rev. Algee

Rev. Algee (TCDC Board Chair) is just getting started as he removes trash from a field by an alley.

Rev. Algee

Dr. Perryman

Dr. Perryman (Pastor, Center of Hope) removes trash from alongside an abandoned building.

Dr. Perryman

Dea. Young

Dea. Young picks up trash in the foreground, while Bro. Chuck searches for litter in the background.

Dea. Young

Dea. Young

Dea. Young picks up trash alongside a fence on Dorr Street.

Dea. Young

Bro. Chuck

Bro. Chuck uses his hands to remove trash from a vacant lot along Dorr street.

Bro. Chuck

Bro. Markus

Bro. Markus breaks away from the group and begins to remove trash from an open field.

Bro. Markus

Sis. Mickens

Sis. Mickens (TCDC Executive Director) tosses trash from an alley into her bag.

Sis. Mickens

Sis. Mickens

Sis. Mickens (TCDC Executive Director) removing more trash from an alley.

Sis. Mickens

Workin' in the Alley

Sis. Susan and Bro. Chuck work to remove trash from an alley.

Workin' in the Alley

Bro. Chuck & Markus

Bro. Chuck (left) and Bro. Markus work alongside each other in an alley.

Bro. Chuck & Markus

Both Sides of the Brush

Dea. Young (left) and Bro. Markus work on opposite sides of the brush that is littered with trash and wet clothes.

Both Sides of the Brush

Dea. Young & Bro. Markus

Dea. Young (left) and Bro. Markus join forces to remove trash and wet, heavy clothes from the brush.

Dea. Young & Bro. Markus

Rev. Algee & Sis. Mickens

Rev. Algee (TCDC Board Chair) and Sis. Mickens (TCDC Executive Director) work together to remove trash from an alley.

Rev. Algee & Sis. Mickens

Sis. Joyce

Sis. Joyce (TCDC Administrative Assistant) works with Susan to pick up trash in a vacant lot on Smead Ave.

Sis. Joyce

All in a Day's Work

The TCDC team stands amongst the bags of trash accumulated during their 4/19/08 Geat American Cleanup Session. Back row (l-r):  Bro. Markus, Rev. Algee (TCDC Board Chair).  Front row (l-r):  Sis. Susan, Sis. Mickens (TCDC Executive Director), and Sis. Joyce (TCDC Administrative Assistant).  Not pictured are Dr. Perryman, Dea. Young, and Dea. Clark

All in a Day's Work

The Drop-Off

The team removes the last of numerous trash bags from the truck and places them in a designated pickup location.

The Drop-Off