PIO looks for projects

The Paris Improvement Organization (PIO) is seeking tasks, jobs and projects around the city of Paris for its annual Paris Community Clean-Up days next weekend, on May 9 and 10.

“We have had a great response with volunteers, but we would just like to remind people that if they need a project tackled or have an idea for something that needs to be done, let us know so we can get to work on it before next week,” PIO member Callie Keys Cannady said.

Last year the group;

• Painted picnic tables at multiple parks across the city.
• Pulled weeds at parks.
• Painted posts around multiple parks.
• Picked up trash along several streets.
• Pulled weeds and planted new plants at the Welcome to Paris signs.
• Helped citizens with their window and weed-eating needs.
• Painted front porches.
• Mowed yards and trimmed bushes.
• Painted the Sunrise Park pavilion.
• Planted new flowers in the PIO flower pots throughout town.

All of the projects were suggested by local residents and accomplished over two days.

According to Keys Cannady, no project idea is too small for this year’s clean-up days.

“We have helped caulk windows, remove trash and weed flower beds,” she said. “Every project is important and each one helps to improve and revitalise our community.”

Forms for work requests are available on the Paris Improvement Organization’s Facebook Page; they require minimal information and allow individuals to request a wide variety of tasks and work, including yard mowing. Forms to volunteer are also available.

“Last year,  it was a lot of work, but we accomplished so much in a short amount of time,” Keys Cannady said. “It was because of the awesome volunteers we had and their positive attitudes toward making Paris better.”