Seattle Sun Newspaper - Vol. 8, Issue 4, April 2004

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Spring Clean & Earth month events

It's time to get to work: Seattle's 18th Annual Spring Clean event kicks off on March 27 and continues through May 15.

Community members and groups are encouraged to organize their own cleanup activities, including litter pickups, graffiti paint-outs, storm drain stenciling, and planting projects. The City will provide litter bags and free disposal for trash and clean green debris picked up from public property. There will also be a limited number of hand tools, gloves, and safety vests available to borrow.

Spring Clean Kickoff:

The 2004 Spring Clean kickoff ceremony will be held on Saturday, March 27 at the Ballard Segway Building (former Safeway store) at 5701 22nd Ave. NW. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. and coffee and pastries will be served, but don't get too comfortable. Work parties will be formed at about 10 a.m. and work will continue until 1 p.m. After that, participants will return for lunch and door prizes.

There are also additional volunteer opportunities available through several city programs. Among them are:

Adopt-A-Park:

Work parties are scheduled monthly to help remove invasive plants, work on trails, and perform planting, weeding, and litter pick-up. For more information, call 233-3979.

Creek Stewardship Program:

Seattle Public Utilities works with volunteers to remove weeds, add native plants, and restore creekside habitat. For more information, call 684-4163.

Grant Central Station:

Small grants are available year-round for a variety of neighborhood environmental projects. For more information, call 684-7666.

Seattle Works Day:

May 15 will be a community day of service with more than 2,000 volunteers working on 60-plus community projects. Both groups and individuals are invited to participate. For more information, call 324-0808.

For more information on Spring Clean 2004, call the hotline at 233-7187 or go to www.seattle.gov/util/ept/springclean.