LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The day after Thunder Over Louisville is not quite as extravagant and spectacular as the event, but it is close when you take a look at people coming together to clean up after the nation’s largest air and fireworks show.
When Saturday night’s show ended, breakdown and cleanup began as soon as the smoke from the fireworks was settling.
About 60 to 100 volunteers showed up to help clean up the Waterfront after the event.
The Kentucky Derby Festival enlisted agencies and nonprofit organizations for help including Louisville-based Jim Reynolds Asphalt.
“It makes me happy. [It] makes me feel like I’m part of something big and for the community – you know don’t overload when the Derby is something that’s really special and great,” CEO Chelsea Ellis Hogan said. “I’m so honored to be able to participate in this as you know. We take honor [and] we enjoy it.”
Hogan said their goal is to have everything cleaned by Monday so the community can enjoy the Waterfront and parking garage.
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