Mangi and our important young people

The mayor is hosting a party at Thorsplan

Work school
Hafnarfjörður took up work at the beginning of June and there are just over 700 Hafnarfjörður residents.
Young people aged 14 and over are now in various jobs around the town. Their jobs
are extremely important for the municipality and the mayor and managers decided
The work-study group is to throw a party for the group at Thorsplan to say thank you.
especially for well-done work so far this summer.   

The Hafnarfjörður Work Camp primarily focuses on environmental issues.
and thus play a major part in cleaning the town and maintaining the vegetation, streets and
footpaths during the summer. The work experience staff play an important role.
in creating the town's appearance, that it is clean and tidy. A large group
also works at the town's and sports clubs' play schemes where they learn to
working with a group of younger children, providing them with guidance and advice. Such work is
giving and shaping for the future. The young people who are working on the clean-up this summer
work in groups. Each group is responsible for its own neighbourhood and thus works steadily and evenly.
through existing projects in each location. A great emphasis is placed, among other things, on
Our common good and pride, the city centre, with the aim of having it
tidy and smart for all who visit. It has been decorated
the town with flowers and the pavements and paths swept regularly. Workhouse staff
to carry out important tasks until August.

Long, hungry, naked
Mangason

The City of Hafnarfjörður recently purchased a used vacuum cleaner.
in a clean-up project in the centre of Hafnarfjörður and elsewhere. Her first project was
to clean up the little bit of rubbish that was left in the city centre before the 17th of June celebrations
and she has been on watch ever since. The vacuum was given a name today and was considered
appropriate that the young people from the Hafnarfjörður Work Club, their group leaders and
appropriate officials would be present at the naming, as it concerned a device that
It is very useful to them in their work. A suggestion for a name came from interested residents. Mangi
The vacuum cleaner will be called Mangy, which is considered quite fitting as he, Mangi, is, after all, always
hungry and up for more rubbish. The name also has a history here in Hafnarfjörður, but a man
A man named Mangi worked for a long time in cleaning jobs here in the Fjord, and is his
and Gunnar Dó, among others, were mentioned for their contribution to the cleansing work. Gunnar
Dó was one of those who for many years was responsible for cleaning the town centre, so great was the honour.
to.