Kids Cleanup

Community involvement at its best, the annual Kids Cleanup is designed to bring children and their families together for a fun event at Expo New Mexico. Children of all ages are encouraged to come with their families and express themselves artistically while painting trash receptacles that are used on the grounds of Expo New Mexico.

In its third year the eventinvolved several repeat volunteers, attracting over 500 children and their families to help them paint more than 250 trash cans. Radio Disney was on hand to provide entertainment and Channel 7 KOAT-TV covered the event and ran the story on their 10:00 p.m. and Sunday 6:00 a.m. shows, while Channel 13 KRQE ran a 5:30 p.m. story on the event. Other sponsors included Culligan, Loweshome improvement store, Clear Channel, Kasa Fox and Sonic Drive-In.While the event was coordinated by Griffin & Associates, NM Clean & Beautiful\'s Advertising Agency, they also provided prizes and in-kind prizes.

While this event is currently held at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque, our goal is to expand the event into other cities around the state. We are encouraging communities around the state to coordinate their own Kids Clean Up event.