2nd Saturday Oak Park Cleanup

By Aaris A. Schroeder
Editor-In-Chief


Every 2nd Sat. morning, Brian Fischer who created 100 Minds, who is also a major part of MidtownGrid.com and works close in his Oak Park Community with the youth, churches, Business Association started one of the biggest events in Oak Park’s history. Fischer and his 100 Minds as well as many others work with Oak Park to sustain a more eco-friendly, community-garden-driven safer community. Fischer started with his own, working to get prostitutes off the streets and into healthier jobs and lifestyles and works with the community to build independent businesses so that Starbucks, Jamba Juice, SafeWay and Wal-Mart don't take over this fragile community. Oak Park will march throughout Oak Park with local high school students and the local community leaders, picking up garbage. In the past, they have shut down liquor stores, where there are too many on one street. Brian is has been looking for local people that want to get involved with the youth.

This means, getting down with them and rapping with them about what they are about, what they want to do with their lives, where they are right now and talking about the struggles and wins you have had in your life all while picking up garbage off the street. This allows the local youth to respect their neighborhood and have a sense of pride. It will also allow them to see that there are positive things happening in their community that they can be a part of aside from playing b-ball in the park or playing video games after school.

If you feel you can impact the youth and do something positive for your community, come on down and walk the Oak Park turf.