CLEARWATER, Fla., May 04, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This week, Scientology Volunteer Ministers announced their campaign to deal with illegal dumping on one neighborhood in Clearwater Florida. Every week for the past four weeks, the Volunteer Ministers have fanned out in force in the North Greenwood community picking up TVs, furniture, bottles and other thrash dumped along the train tracks and other parts of North Greenwood.
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Ms. Glendy Goodsell, Executive Director of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Florida chapter said, “Our local police department told us that clean neighborhoods lower the crime rate, so we decided to create a team willing to spend their Saturday mornings cleaning up neighborhoods in Clearwater.” Goodsell said that Greenwood is less than a mile from their Florida headquarters in downtown Clearwater. The neighborhood has been plagued with illegal dumping. So the Volunteer Ministers have chosen that neighborhood to begin the campaign to deal with illegal dumping of thrash and thus lower crime rates.
Goodsell also said that Greenwood residents have taken notice, some joining in the cleanup as things gained momentum.
“After watching you, I feel I need to do something to help someone else,” said another.
Scientology Volunteer Ministers:
Motivated by the words of Scientology Founder, L. Ron Hubbard, the global force of Volunteer Ministers has responded to every major disaster worldwide since 2001. The Clearwater and Tampa Bay Volunteer Ministers played a leading role in relief efforts following the World Trade Center tragedy in New York, the South Asian 2004 tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, the Haiti earthquake and hundreds of other disaster sites.
The organization opened a new center at 101 N Fort Harrison Ave in downtown Clearwater, Florida on July 11th 2015. The center further provides free training in the 19 subjects of The Scientology Handbook to help individuals learn the skills to overcome day-to-day problems and challenges. To find out more about the Scientology Volunteer Ministers call 727-467-6965, email glendy@volunteerministers.org or log on to www.volunteerministers.org.