Volunteers Dubbed The ‘Litter Caterpillars’ Turn Englewood Lots Into A Park
While picking up trash throughout the city, the Litter Caterpillars realized much of the garbage accumulated in vacant lots. So they bought two lots in Englewood to transform into a park.
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