(ABC 6 News) - Downtown Rochester may seem a little cleaner today thanks to students at John Adams Middle School.

Yesterday, the student group known as the "Butt Kickers"  spent six hours picking up cigarette butts and other smoking related items. Overall they picked up:

• 19,959 cigarette butts
• 81 cigarette boxes
• 5 lighters
• 16 other miscellaneous smoke related products

The Rochester Downtown Alliance, Mayor Ardell Brede and Rochester's Park and Recreation Department offered $0.05 per cigarette butt picked-up, which means yesterday's efforts earned $997.95. The money will be used for the John Adam's Science Alive Lab!

To provide additional color and vitality in downtown Rochester and to promote a friendly pedestrian experience for visitors and residents alike, the Rochester Downtown Alliance’s Downtown Cultural Initiatives Committee is gearing up for more Public Art initiatives to be installed during the Summer of 2013. The Downtown Cultural Initiatives is a committee that focuses on utilizing the Rochester community’s art and cultural assets in creating a vibrant, unique downtown that has a strong, diversified base for economic prosperity.  

Specific 2013 Public Art projects include:

Prepare to step into a world of wonder where wishing is only the beginning and dreams really do come true in Disney Live! presents Three Classic Fairy Tales at Rochester's Mayo Civic Center. Join Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy as they bring the timeless fairytale adventures of Cinderella, Beauty and The Beast, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to life right in your hometown. Featuring dynamic storytelling, award winning music, stunning costumes and glittering special effects, audiences will be captivated by the humor, fun and adventure of these spellbinding stories. The show will be Saturday, November 30th. Tickets go on sale June 4th and range from $17.00 to $61.00.