MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On Saturday, the "Memphis City Beautiful" commission brought the community together to clean up and uncover the city's beauty as Memphis approaches "Martin Luther King Jr. Day" on Monday.
The commission currently has 15 active projects, including three that took place on Saturday.
Project coordinator David Burgess said he loves seeing the community come together.
"Dr. Martin Luther King wanted to see us come together and work together for a common good, and the community is a common good," Burgess said. "What we're doing today shows that we embrace his dream, and we want to set out and do something that's not selfish. [We want to] give some of our time back on this beautiful Saturday — it's a little cold but not too cold."
Memphis City Beautiful said that the City of Memphis spends millions cleaning up illegal dumping, and that the commission is doing their part to put a dent in the litter so that the city can delegate more money to things that need it the most.