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09/25/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/25/2025 14:34

Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee Hosts 2025 Clean Block Contest

Philadelphia - Judging for the 2025 Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee (PMBC) Annual Clean Block Contest continues over the next three Saturdays: September 27, October 4 and 11 announced, Sanitation Commissioner Crystal Jacobs Shipman. Judges will inspect a total of 26 contest blocks.

The annual Clean Block contest is the culmination of the cleaning season that involves a lot of hard work and dedication on behalf of the volunteer block captains and their neighbors who make up the PMBC network. The blocks were selected from approximately 6,600 organized blocks registered with PMBC's block captain program. Each year, judges from areas across the city visit each contest block and evaluate each based on organization, cleanliness, improvements and participation.

Judging on each Saturday begins in the first block at approximately 9:30 a.m. Below is a list of the 2025 contest blocks and judging times organized by date:

Date TIME Police District Location
September 27 9:30am 24th 3300 Rand St
September 27 10:15am 1st  2100 S. Lambert St
September 27 11:00am 1st  2300 Bambrey Terrace
September 27 12:45pm 12th 1300 S. Paxon St
September 27 1:30pm 16th 900 Fallon St
September 27 2:15pm 22nd 2400 N. 17th St
October 4 9:30am 39th  2900 Clementine St
October 4 10:15am 3rd  1100 Tree St
October 4 11:00am 1st  2100 S Beechwood St
October 4 12:45pm 19th  1200 N. 65thSt
October 4 1:30pm 18th 6000 Wharton St
October 4 2:15pm 18th 900 S. Alden St
October 11 9:30am 3rd 1100 Snyder Ave
October 11 10:15am 3rd 1100 Daly Street
October 11 11:00am 17th 1300 S. 15th St.
October 11 12:45pm 19th 100 N. Edgewood St
October 11 1:30pm 19th 5400 Woodbine Av.
October 11 2:15pm 16th  4000 Cambridge St

PMBC closed this year's cleaning season with the following statistics:

· 7,967 blocks cleaned

· 38,475 PMBC volunteers

· 21,468 bags collected

· 970,880 million pounds of debris removed

PMBC, a division of the Sanitation Department, is an urban environmental partnership. The program promotes civic pride, public safety and neighborhood empowerment among block captains, community group leaders and their units. Residents who wish to become a part of this unique Philadelphia experience can contact PMBC at (215) 685-3981 or visit Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee | Programs and initiatives | City of Philadelphia

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