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Volunteers Sought for Annual Clean Sweep Event to Help Beautify Auburn

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2011

AUBURN, Wash. – April 19, 2010 - The City of Auburn is seeking volunteers for the 2011 Clean Sweep project on Saturday, May 7. This community-wide volunteer effort will focus on major clean-up and beautification efforts downtown Auburn and other areas around the City. Volunteer groups will work on painting, cleaning, weeding, landscaping and general maintenance projects in downtown Auburn and other locations.

To register, fill out the online form or download, fill out and print registration and bring to the Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation office at 910 Ninth St. SE in the Les Gove Community Campus.

Volunteers can either choose to participate in a specific project or can ask to be assigned to the project that is in need of the most volunteer support. Service clubs, social service agencies, faith-based groups, scouting troops, businesses, and individuals are being asked to come together and work side-by-side to help with the planting project.

Volunteers will be asked to bring tools based on their volunteer assignment (determined once registered), gardening or work gloves, and a broom for the ceremonial sweep along the Main Street sidewalks. Participants are encouraged to wear t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, or other clothing that identifies their group. The City will provide breakfast, instruction sheets for each project site, and garbage bags and dumpsters for debris.

The 2011 Clean Sweep project will kick-off at City Hall at 7:30 a.m. with group registration and a pancake breakfast prepared by Kiwanis Club of Auburn. Volunteers will then participate in a Ceremonial Clean Sweep down the Main Street sidewalks at 8:30 a.m., followed by the collective volunteer projects at various sites around Auburn beginning around 9 a.m.

To volunteer to participate in Clean Sweep 2011 or for additional information, please visit the City’s website at www.auburnwa.gov, call 253-931-3043, or email jbrewer@auburnwa.gov.

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City of Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation
910 Ninth Street SE
Auburn WA 98002
253-931-3043
www.auburnwa.gov

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Auburn City Hall
25 W Main Street
Auburn WA 98001-4998
Phone: 253-931-3000

 

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