Betty Graham, separating flowers in their flat to prep them for planting at the annual Spring Clean-Up, a joint project of Downtown Butler and the Shade Tree Commission on Saturday.

More than four dozen Butler residence gathered for a day of cleaning and community service Saturday morning.

The 55 volunteers converged on Butler for the annual Big Spring Clean, hosted by the Tree Shade Commission and Butler Downtown.

“We have a wonderful turnout,” said Julie Dandoy, Tree Shade commission director. “It's important because we like to be actively involved in our community.”

The volunteers started down the street with brooms, bags and an assortment of cleaning equipment and gardening tools, many of which were provided by the Tree Shade Commission volunteers.

“They're all up Main Street, they're in front of the City Building weeding and cleaning,” Dandoy said. “There are many people who want to get involved but they don't have an organization. So we can be that for them.”

Along with weeding and removing thousands of cigarette butts, the volunteers are also adding flowers and arborvitae.

The Tree Shade commission has been working on planting the arborvitae all along Main Street, and this year they've finished.

“The arborvitae will be done today, but we'll continue to clean and maintain the city,” Dandoy said.