River City Company and Volkswagen are proud to present the Downtown Clean and Green Team. 

Businesses big and small will take ownership of a downtown block(s) by engaging in some or all of the following activities on a quarterly basis:
• Collection of litter
• Pressure-washing the sidewalks
• Planting flowers and taking care of existing green vegetation
• Reporting of graffiti, broken windows, vandalism, dirty bus stops, etc.
• Planting trees and improving tree canopy in downtown, or pruning existing trees.

By working together in this initiative, participants will demonstrate that businesses, residents, nonprofits, and individuals can come together for a common good and make a tremendous impact on the community. Besides the obvious benefit of a cleaner and greener downtown, the Clean and Green program will also:

• Improve the quality of life in our downtown. The appearance of our community contributes to the quality of life we all share.
• Increase civic engagement. An area watched and cared for by concerned citizens promotes community pride and creates advocates for this cause.
• Support economic development efforts. An attractive, clean community is a great asset in attracting new businesses, jobs, and customers.
• Increase awareness of environmental issues. Chattanoogans will have heightened consciousness of taking care of the earth that will reach further than just downtown.

The Clean and Green program will cover the entire downtown footprint, encompassing the Northshore, Riverfront, Central Business District, MLK/UTC, and Southside areas of downtown.

Clean and Green volunteer days are currently scheduled for, Saturday, April 16, 2011 and Saturday, September 10, 2011 from 8:30am – 12pm, and Saturday, November 12, 2011. Team check-in will begin at 8:00am at the Waterhouse Pavilion in Miller Plaza.  

If you are not yet on our list of Partnering Organizations and would like to be, please contact Tiffanie Robinson at 423-265-3700 or trobinson@rivercitycompany.com to set up a Clean & Green team. With her help, you’ll choose an available area of downtown to adopt.

A true community collaboration, the Clean and Green program will bring together the following organizations to provide volunteers, expertise, and access to existing resources:

• 2 Northshore merchants
• Battle Academy
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Calvary Chapel
• Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce 
• Chattanooga Hospitality Association
• Chattanooga Theater Center
• Chattanoogan Hotel
• Chattem
• ChooChoo Hotel
• City of Chattanooga
• Creative Discovery Museum
• EPB 
• First Tennessee Bank
• Fortwood Neighborhood Association
• Girls Preparatory School
• Habitat for Humanity
• Hill City Neighborhood Association 
• Jefferson Heights Neighborhood Association
• Junior League of Chattanooga
La Paz de Dios
• The League of Decency
• McCallie School
• McKee Foods 
• Miller & Martin
• Mission Chattanooga
• OCI
• Olivet Baptist Church
• Regions Bank
• Republic Parking
• Scenic Cities Beautiful Commission
• Southside Merchants Association
• Southside Neighborhood Association
• Sun Trust Bank 
• Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union
• Unum
• Urban League
• UTC
• Vision Hospitality Group
• YMCA, Downtown

Special thanks to Real Estate Partners for serving as our core team of volunteers!