Hundreds of volunteers put on some gloves and picked up some tools to kick of the first Clean Sweep of the spring at Edgerton Park in the city. The event is similar to a spring cleaning for the City of Rochester.
 
More than 600 volunteers showed up to the park Saturday morning to clean up the city's northwest side. Organizers and volunteers told News10NBC 15 tons of debris was picked up.

There were also more than two dozen beautification projects like planting flowers and cleaning up graffiti.

One of the team captains, Wayne Watts, told us, “We think that it beautifies the place. It will let people know we have something rich here. If we put a little work behind it and beautify it a little bit it could be very appealing. It could be a beautiful place to live.”

It was the community's first opportunity to get close and get personal.

Parent, Ernest Flagler Mitchell wants someone who can do more than just improve graduation statistics.

“We just don't want graduation rates -- We really want our kids to be able to compete in this society.”

These music teachers say they're looking for a superintendent who has done just that.

Allison Skvarla, Music Teacher, told us, “…Support for a well rounded education including physical education and library services and arts education for all children really to make the schools more attractive than the streets.”

Retired educator Margo Watts says the next superintendent should know how to address the issue of poverty and other social issues.

“Someone who's really strong in school improvement -- someone who understand the fact of poverty which is one of the causes for our children not achieving.”

This was also an opportunity for the candidates to share the

The Rochester Zumba community came together to help the families who affected by a devastating fire in February.

Gage Reavey and his siblings Greg, Kandee and Kaiden Kugler died in a fire when their home caught fire on Grape Street. Three other people were injured in the fire.

On Saturday, more than 15 Zumba instructors and dozens of Zumba enthusaists came together at the Adams Street Recreation Center to raise money for the families.

The Zumbathon raised more than $2,000 for the families.