Volunteer Ashlee Thomas, 37, participates in a Community Cleanup at Magnolia Park in Opa-locka, Florida on Saturday, January 30, 2021. Miami-Dade County Commission Vice Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert, III, and Opa-locka Vice Mayor Veronica Williams hosted the event.
MATIAS J. OCNER
mocner@miamiherald.com
City of Opa-locka community members and residents grabbed a bag and helped clean up Magnolia Park on Saturday.
From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Miami-Dade County Commission Vice Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert III and Opa-locka Vice Mayor Veronica Williams hosted the clean-up at Magnolia Park, 2123 Ali Baba Ave.
Carla Camps, 40, left, and Sherra Durham-Camp, 51, participate in a Community Cleanup at Magnolia Park in Opa-locka, Florida on Saturday, January 30, 2021. Miami-Dade County Commission Vice Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert, III, and Opa-locka Vice Mayor Veronica Williams hosted the event. MATIAS J. OCNER mocner@miamiherald.com
Apart from residents, members from the Overtown Optimist Club, Opa-locka Parks and Recreations and Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management joined in on the cleaning. Some chickens also came along to help.
Volunteer Henry Aguilera, 18, participates in a Community Cleanup at Magnolia Park in Opa-locka, Florida on Saturday, January 30, 2021. Miami-Dade County Commission Vice Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert, III, and Opa-locka Vice Mayor Veronica Williams hosted the event. MATIAS J. OCNER mocner@miamiherald.com
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