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Spring cleanup time: First Pacific; Auburn on deck
April 21st, 2011 at Thu, 21st, 2011 at 11:29 am by markklaas
Volunteer Cindy Clark, left, and Councilwoman Leanne Guier load an abandoned recliner into her truck Saturday, during Pacific's Earth Day cleanup. CHARLES CORTES, Auburn Reporter
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Kudos to volunteers in Pacific for their show of muscle.
The City celebrated Earth Day with its fourth consecutive volunteer-powered Pacific Parks Pick-up Plus effort last Saturday.
Activities included trash pickup from city parks, trails and open spaces, with individual and team competitions determined by the amount of debris accumulated.
The event has gained support in recent years, growing from seven volunteers in 2007 to more than 40 workers who collected a record two tons of trash last year. This year’s official numbers are not out yet.
The Pacific Park Board, Pacific Partnerships, White River Valley Lions Club, City of Pacific, and Friends of the Lower White River (FLWR) sponsored the event.
Auburn, your turn
Auburn will roll up its sleeves for a community-wide cleanup effort, the traditional Clean Sweep set for the morning of May 7.
The City needs volunteers to help make it go.
Groups paint, clean, weed, landscape and complete general maintenance projects in downtown Auburn and other locations.
The 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 or for additional information, please visit the City’s website at www.auburnwa.gov, call 253-931-3043, or email jbrewer@auburnwa.gov.
markklaas Mark Klaas, editor of the Auburn Reporter, is an award-winning journalist who has worked in the newspaper industry for more than 25 years. He previously worked as a reporter and editor in Idaho, Oregon and California before moving to the Puget Sound in 1993. He lives in King County with his wife, Sara, and children, Derek and Elizabeth.
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