Junior Jaycees clean and beautify Ambridge, spring 1968

Yesterday, the Committee to Clean and Beautify Ambridge (CCBA) held its annual Spring Cleanup. In the spring of 1968, another group, the Ambridge Junior Jaycees, worked to clean and beautify the borough.

Ambridge Junior Jaycees clean in front of  the Veterans Honor Roll,
P. J. Caul Park
Beaver County Times
May 4, 1968

Times caption:

Steve Nelko and Margie Lambert take pride in their work--the community.

Ambridge Junior Jaycees clean doughboy statue
P. J. Caul Park
Beaver County Times
May 4, 1968

Times caption:

A warrior from an older age gets the spit and polish treatment from Tom Pisano, foreground, and Cliff Roehn and Darlene Alexa.

The Junior Jaycees were about 40 teens who volunteered to improve Ambridge's appearance in a number of ways, from buying flowers for P. J. Caul Park, to sweeping dirt and debris from Merchant St.--including sidewalks and the entryways to vacant stores--before that year's Nationality Days.

According to the article, the newly formed group, sponsored by the Ambridge Jaycees, was the only organization of its kind in Pennsylvania.