047At its June meeting the RCA Board heard a proposal from a high school student to organize a yard cleanup project to address the problem of the many neglected front yards we are seeing in our community. It would involve polite outreach to the residents or property owners to see if they needed help in caring for their yard, and encouraging them to act if not. If there was a need, a crew of volunteer youth, working to earn community service hours, would come and do a minimum level of work to make the property look respectable again – and improve the appearance of the entire neighborhood. Several adults expressed enthusiastic interest in helping organize and promote this project, to advise the students how to find owners of rentals, or how to approach banks or mortgage holders. The RCA Board will hear a report back on the plan at its July meeting, and hopefully can help launch it right away. Anyone interested in supporting this project can contact RCA at info@rosemontca.org, or calling 936-1959.