Philipsburg: ---Sucker Garden residents under the guidance of Ms.Florestine Joseph will be continuing with their district cleanup campaign this Saturday October 25.The residents of Christmas Cactus Drive and Naked Boy Hill are asked to come out and help their neighbors clean the area of debris.
The Sucker Garden residents started two weeks ago with the cleanup campaign in their quest to rid their neighborhood of trash debris and to halt the breeding of mosquitoes that can cause dengue fever.
Ms.Joseph is asking all residents to come out and help clean the area of standing and stagnant water in order to halt mosquito breeding that is responsible for the dengue epidemic plaguing the islands residents.
St.Maarten PRIDE foundation is backing this residential cleanup with the necessary cleanup tools. PRIDE foundation tapped into a donation provided by KOOYMAN in order to assist the residents with gloves and trash bags. Rakes are also provided by the foundation.
Clean Sint Maarten N.V. and the Public Works department has pledged their support to the clean up by providing trucks and heavy equipment to pick up trash that will be transported to the landfill; says Jadira Veen of St. Maarten Pride Foundation.
Sint Maarten PRIDE foundation is appealing to the residents of Sucker Garden to back this initiative as it contributes to a cleaner, greener and safer Sucker Garden.
Residents have to be commended for their efforts in trying to battle mosquito breeding, as the recent dengue outbreak is one of the worse health epidemics experienced on the island in recent memory.
Residents will gather at 6am Saturday to start the cleanup, Residents are asked to wear closed shoes for protection. For more information as to how residents and small business in the area can help and contribute to this cleanup, please call Florestine Joseph on 5865715.