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Boston Shines 365

Citywide Neighborhood Clean Up & Community Service Volunteer Program

Mayor Menino's year-round neighborhood clean up and community service program, Boston Shines 365, provides the tools and materials to help volunteers successfully complete projects in every neighborhood in Boston.

Let us help you organize a neighborhood clean-up or a day of community service for your co-workers. Join us and paint a community center, plant flowers, sweep, rake and pick up trash to make our communities more beautiful.

For the past nine years, over 5,000 volunteers have come together for two days in the spring to participate in a citywide clean up event. Now volunteers have the opportunity to participate in projects 365 days a year.

To find out more about getting involved in any of the following events, please contact Jay Walsh.


Annual City-wide Clean Up & Service Event

One-day clean up event, occurs in the spring. Boston Shines 2011 will take place on April 29 & 30th.
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Boston Shines 2010 was a great success!
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Neighborhood Clean up (Saturdays)

One-day clean up event, pick your own Saturday or join an already scheduled clean up


Community impact project (Any time)

One-day service project that combines multiple types of service (painting, landscaping, beautification) and involves multiple areas (school, community center, green space), maximizing it's impact on the community, date determined by volunteers


Boston Schools Shine

Work with a Boston Public School, students, parents and neighbors to organize a school clean up


Adopt a service site

Develop an ongoing relationship with a particular site. Projects can be annual or can occur more frequently.

Flyers

Video & Multimedia

  • Boston Shines 2011

    On April 29, 2011, staff members of the Department of Neighborhood Development took part in the annual Boston Shines neighborhood cleanup in East Boston. Volunteers worked dilligently to clean the main streets.

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  • DND makes Four Corners Shine for Annual Boston Shines Cleanup

    On Friday, April 24, 2009, about 60 staff from the City's Department of Neighborhood Development participated in the annual Boston Shines neighborhood clean-up in Four Corners.

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  • Boston Shines 2007 Public Service Announcement

    Participate in the fifth annual Boston Shines program and help clean up Boston with Mayor Menino this spring.

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