The City of Auburn seeks volunteers for the Clean Sweep project on May 5.

The community-wide volunteer effort focuses on major clean-up and beautification efforts downtown Auburn and other areas around the city.

Volunteer groups work on painting a mural and other painting projects, making a difference in the appearance of West Main Street, light clean-up and maintenance; landscaping, weeding and planting, as well as projects working with Auburn Downtown Association.

Volunteers can either choose to participate in a specific project or can ask to be assigned to the project that is in need of the most volunteer support.

Service clubs, social service agencies, faith-based groups, Scout troops, businesses, and individuals are being asked to come together and work side-by-side to help with the planting project.

Volunteers will be asked to bring tools based on their volunteer assignment (determined once registered), gardening or work gloves, and a broom for the ceremonial sweep along the Main Street sidewalks. Participants are encouraged to wear T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, or other clothing that identifies their group. The City will provide breakfast, instruction sheets for each project site, and garbage bags and dumpsters for debris.

The Clean Sweep project will kick off at City Hall, 25 W. Main St., at 7:30 a.m. with group registration and a pancake breakfast prepared by Kiwanis Club of Auburn. Volunteers will then participate in a ceremonial Clean Sweep down the Main Street sidewalks at 8:30 a.m., followed by the collective volunteer projects at various sites around Auburn beginning around 9 a.m.

To volunteer to participate or for additional information, visit www.auburnwa.gov, call 253-931-3043, or email jbrewer@auburnwa.gov.