After they help pick up the trash, Kinston’s cleaning brigades will be treated to energetic tunes and delectable barbecue.

The second Downtown Clean-Up Day this year, set for Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, is being sponsored by Pride of Kinston, the Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce and the City of Kinston.

Once their work is done, the roving bands of volunteers will be treated to barbecue from King’s Restaurant, and tunes delivered by popular local musicians Some Assembly Required. Headquarters for the post-clean-up festivities will be the O. A. (Buddy) Ritch Parking Lot at the corner of Queen and Blount Streets, just across the street from Pride of Kinston offices. Food and music will be dispensed at 1:00 pm from the lot which serves the Kinston Community Health Center.

The Clean-Up Day activities are being organized by Pride of Kinston’s Design Committee chaired by Shirley Herring, long-time advocate for a beautiful downtown. “We are pleased to have the City and the Chamber of Commerce as our partners,” she said.

Volunteers are being asked to arrive at Pride of Kinston’s offices (327 N. Queen Street) by 9:30 am to receive supplies, i.e. gloves, trash bags, and maps of assigned areas for cleaning. Cleaning sweeps will be conducted from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

For more information call: 252-522-4676 Ext. 2020.