San Francisco's Annual Valentine's Day Pillow Fight Justin Herman Plaza 2011

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Pillows for Puppies coordinated 30 volunteers who stayed until 10:30pm
cleaning the plaza, along with dozens of helpers who were happy to
fill a bag with fluff before heading home. We filled 150 big trash
bags with the stuffing from burst pillows and left much less work for
the city employees. We left a very light smattering of feathers,
rather than the usual 4-6 inches of fluff, feathers, and empty
pillowcases. Next year we’re bringing power washers of our own -
that’s all there was left to do!

Our volunteers reduced the clean up cost for the city from $35,000 in
2010 to $3,500 in 2011, according to Gloria Chan of the DPW. However, Chan did not credit us! Aww! This
ninety percent reduction is due directly to our amazing volunteers and the
participation of pillow fighters in cleaning up after themselves when
offered trash bags and loving encouragement to pick up.

Pictures of the wonderfully clean Justin Herman Plaza:
http://pillowsforpuppies.tumblr.com/