Riverton’s annual Day of Service brought the community together to tackle several service projects in the city. On several days in September, residents gathered to lend a hand in cleaning trails, upgrading parks and weeding around headstones at the Riverton City Cemetery.

Andy Pierucci, Riverton City council member, worked with a neighborhood group to clean up the Rose Creek Trail in the southwest corner of the city. 

“I think it helps bring people together for a common cause and binds the community together. There are a lot of ways that people are being isolated in the world and gathering together to build the community is a way to bring us all together,” Pierucci said. “[The trail] runs through our neighborhood, it runs behind people’s homes. It’s part of the fabric of our community.”

Other service projects included the Goshute Trail clean-up, spreading new bark at Spirit Corner and Riverton City Park, cleaning headstones at the cemetery and removing thistle weeds on the Jordan River Trail. Riverton provided trash bags and passes to the landfill. 

“I think [these projects] provide a sense of community and belonging to the community,” said Sheril Garn, Riverton’s director of events and operations. “When our members of the community participate, they’re teaching their children about serving their community.” λ