Mayor Greg Nickels has announced that Saturday, May 2nd is GAIN (Greenwood Aurora Involved Neighbors) Appreciation Day, to honor the local neighborhood crime prevention group.

Nickels will attend GAIN's neighborhood cleanup May 2 and, in celebration of GAIN's 30th clean-up, he is proclaiming the day "GAIN Appreciation Day."

The public is invited to attend and participate in the clean-up, as well as a BBQ following.

Meet at 10 a.m. at Greenwood Christian Church, 8018 Fremont Ave. N. The clean-up will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and meet for lunch 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Meet for both events at the church. "Come join in the fun and pride in our neighborhood," said the organizers.

This will be GAIN's 30th clean-up. Since GAIN's first clean-up in December 2005, it has collected 655 bags of garbage in the Aurora/Greenwood corridor.