There was a concerted effort to beautify and restore the flower beds on Saturday downtown on Washington Street between 6th and 10th Streets.

City Commissioner Phyllis Fitzgerald credited volunteers with helping with the project, “Heidi Morgan and a bunch of her crew, and a bunch of my normal Saturday folks that help me volunteer. ” Flower beds were cleaned out, trimmed, weeds were pulled out, new mulch applied and some new flowers were put in place.

Amanda Rempe with Keller-Williams Hometown Professionals in Wichita called it Red Day. “That is a national thing that our whole entire franchise does where the agents in our company give back to the community that they serve.” Keller-Williams Hometown Professionals is a realty

Heidi Morgan, Robin Martino, Missy Blacketer and Alex Lewis were among agents helping with the project.