The Blacksburg AARP Chapter participated in this year’s Broomin’ & Bloomin’ event. Pictured are Chapter members David Edwards, Leslie Pendleton, Mary Rhodes, and Ben Crawford after picking up several bags of litter at Heritage Community Park and Natural area off Glade Road in Blacksburg. Numerous citizens and organizations participate in the annual Broomin’ & Bloomin’ event, helping make Montgomery County a cleaner and more attractive part of the beautiful New River Valley. The program began in 1983 as a cleanup and beautification event for the entire community and has continued for 40 consecutive years. To remember and honor the event, the county planted a flower garden by the Coal Mining Heritage Park on the Huckleberry Trail. The pollinator garden serves as a symbol of the county’s sustainability plans and efforts.
