**New Badges Reward Park Clean-Up Volunteers**
(New Profile Badges for Park Clean-up Participation)
City Park Services announces new profile badges for volunteers joining park clean-up efforts. These badges recognize people helping to keep parks clean.
The badges come in three levels. Bronze is for helping once. Silver is for helping five times. Gold is for helping ten times. People get a badge after each clean-up event they attend.
The badges appear on the volunteer’s online profile. The profile is part of the city’s volunteer website. Everyone can see the badges there. The city wants to thank volunteers publicly. Showing the badges encourages more people to join.
Park managers see trash as a big problem. Litter harms wildlife and plants. It makes parks look bad. Regular clean-ups are needed. Volunteers are very important for this work. The new badge system aims to get more volunteers. People like being recognized for a good deed.
Signing up for a clean-up is easy. Volunteers register online. They pick a date and location. Clean-up events happen monthly in different parks. Tools like bags and gloves are provided.
(New Profile Badges for Park Clean-up Participation)
The first badges will be given out next month. City officials hope many residents will participate. Clean parks benefit the whole community.