Above, Taso Markatos (foreground) and Rich Curran sweep the gutter.

The scope of the event was a first for the city.

Volunteers from city and public agencies, private organizations, universities, local residents and civic groups contributed.

HSPH members and their families swept sidewalks, removed trash, cleaned street gutters, power-washed off-site HSPH buildings, and removed graffiti from buildings in the Mission Hill neighborhood.

Above, HSPH volunteers spent their Saturday morning helping to spruce up the neighborhood. From left to right: Carolyn Riccardi, Mary Jane Curran, Chris Riley, Jason Doyle (in blue shirt, kneeling), Taso Markatos, Paul Riccardi, Rich Curran, Bill Pearson, Marillian Misetti (white shirt, sitting, center), Dan Beaudoin, Jason Edgerly, Paul Podesta, “O” Daly, and Stephen Riccardi.