Registration Now Open For ‘Fayetteville Beautiful’ Cleanup Event
Fayetteville residents, your city needs you! Registration is now opened for Fayetteville Beautiful, a city-wide cleanup event scheduled for April 20. This event will coincide with Earth Day and will aim to instill a sense of community pride and wellness.
Citizens will engage in cleanup efforts starting at Festival Park between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on April 20. The layout and execution will likely be similar to the previous Fayetteville Beautiful clean up event back in November. Litter bags and gloves will be provided to all volunteers, as well as snacks and water.
While this cleanup event is part of an ongoing project in Cumberland County, this year the city of Fayetteville is adding a new event to the schedule. The Earth Day is Every Day event will take place April 20 in conjunction with Fayetteville Beautiful.
According to a news release on the city’s official website, the Earth Day is Every Day event will feature lots of fun experiences for the whole family. This includes a 5k and 10k trail race, a kid’s zone, an electric car show, and more. The event is free and open to all residents.
If you’re interested in participating in the upcoming Fayetteville Beautiful event, click here to register and select the street you wish to help clean. There’s also an additional signup for Cumberland Clean, which allows residents to clean roadways and parks outside the Fayetteville city limits. Click here for more information on Cumberland Clean.
This is a wonderful opportunity to give your community some upkeep and make Fayetteville as beautiful as we know it can be. It can also be a perfect opportunity to teach younger generations important lessons on recycling and effective sustainability. Sign up if you can and do a truly fulfilling deed for your community!
Top Cleaning Hacks That People Swear By
Lemon Surfaces
Lemons are great for cleaning. This is especially true if you’re trying to ditch chemical cleaning products. Not only is the scent amazing, but you can use the fruit to clean wooden cutting boards, deodorize your drains, and degrease pans. According to Taste of Home, lemons work well for cleaning ovens. They said for oven buildup, just fill an oven-safe baking dish with water and lemon juice. Then, bake for 30 minutes at 250 degrees. After the oven has cooled, remove the side and wipe any remaining grime from the oven’s interior.
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Crayon Removal
This one is for those with kids or who often watch them. If one of the kiddos decides to draw their best crayon artwork on the walls, your wooden living room tray, LCD screens, clothing or appliances, there are ways to remove it. Some people swear by WD-40. They say it’s good for clothing items and LCD screens. For clothes, The Spruce suggests flipping the fabric inside out, spraying WD-40 on a cloth, and dabbing it onto the crayon stain. Then, scraping off the solid bits left behind. You can also treat crayon stains with detergent and a toothbrush scrub, or a dab mayonnaise on a cloth for walls.
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Tough Wine Stains
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There are several ways to remove wine stains. But if you find yourself in a bind, then try salt or club soda. You start by spritzing the wine stain with club soda. Next, blot the wine, or colored drink stain, with a microfiber cloth. Just repeat this until the stain is gone. Some people swear by kosher salt. Usual Wines reported that salt will absorb the wine and lift away the color from the surface.
Tennis Balls For Comforters
You may have heard of this cleaning hack. Most comforters are machine-wash-friendly. If the comforter fills only half the washer then you should be good to go. When ready to dry, add tennis balls to the dryer to keep the comforter’s stuffing from collecting in one corner. According to Real Simple, if you have ever pulled a washed comforter or pillow out of the dryer to find it lumpy, the tennis ball trick can prevent that.
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Dust Removal
Dusting is a task that many of us can live without. But if you’re looking for an easier way to tackle dust, try using a dryer sheet. They collect dust better than a cloth. You can run it along your baseboards or lines. Apartment Therapy reports that you can also dust surfaces with a sock. Obviously, you want to make sure it’s a clean sock. Some people even say that using a pillowcase for hard-to-reach places like ceiling fan blades does the trick. Just open it up, carefully slide it over the fan blade, and use it to wipe out from the center of the fan to the tip of the blade. “The motion collects the dust from the blades and any dust that falls drops into the pillow instead of onto your floor,” said Apartment Therapy.
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Coffee Stains
Nobody’s a fan of stubborn brown stains in coffee mugs. Here’s a cleaning hack to try. Sprinkle some baking soda onto the bottom of your stained cup, add just enough water to form a paste and scrub. Then, give it a good rinse. Some people have also tried distilled white vinegar. Just fill the mug with vinegar and let it sit for 10 minutes. Molly Maid recommends another approach, which is pouring salt into the bottom of the mug and dumping a few pieces of crushed ice on top. Cover the mug with a few layers of plastic wrap and shake vigorously. They said the coarse salt removes the coffee stains without any chemicals.
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