Over 300 teenagers participated in this year's Teen Spring Cleanup event held at Challenger Park on April 10, 2011. The 13- to 19-year olds received five community service hours by helping clean up litter in and around the City of North Miami Beach Parks. Volunteers were also involved in helping beautify the parks by pulling weeds and placing down new mulch around signs and buildings.

Hands on Miami was once again an intergal part of the success of this year's event. They provided additional staffing and recruited the teens via their website.

The City of North Miami Beach Police Department provided tee shirts and brought in lunch for the volunteers. The Foundation for Water and Environmental Eduacation sponsored the raffle prizes that were given away at the end of the event. To give the event an envrionmental spin, the Public Services Department volunteers shared water saving tips and facts on environmental awareness with the teens throughout the morning. At lunch, the grand prize of a I pod Touch was given to the raffle ticket winner who could answer the most questions on the Florida Conservation Awareness Test or our very own FCAT.

Follwing the event, the City's Community Festival kicked into high gear and continued on into the night with music, food and fun!