Our Second Community Blitz
A couple of weeks ago, we helped coordinate an RVA Community Improvement Blitz. Folks picked up litter, some planted flowers, and we had a great group from Fort Lee who traded their soldiering tools for paint brushes to launch an attack on some graffiti. Well, get ready for Round Two.
Working with the City of Richmond’s Mayor’s Participation, Action, and Communication Team, Neighbor-To-Neighbor, and the Clean City Commission, we’ll gather volunteers on September 11th and 12th. By volunteers, we mean you. This will help clean the city and region ahead of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships, one of bicycling’s biggest events. In addition to our scheduled events, we encourage you to create your own self-directed cleanups. Our friends at the James River Advisory Council are also leading a river cleanup.
Volunteers can register by going to the JRAC site, Hand On Greater Richmond, or Richmond Neighbor to Neighbor. You can reach the Clean City Commission at 804-646-8325, or us at 804-665-2908. Financial support for grabbers, gloves, tools, paint, and plants can be made on our Membership page. A special thanks to our sponsors, Altria and Lowes.
Here are our Scheduled Cleanups:
Friday – September 11 (11 am to 3 pm)
Bryan Park (meet at Princeton Creek)
Downtown (Monroe Park, 620 Monroe Park)
Shockoe Bottom (1500 E. Main St. – parking lot across the street)
Boulevard exit of 95 (Arthur Ashe Center, 2001 N. Boulevard)
Saturday – September 12 (9 am to 1 pm)
Jefferson Park (1921 Princess Anne Ave. – Jefferson Park)
Jackson Ward (Corner of Brook Road and Clay Street)
Church Hill (Corner of N. 25th and Fairmount Ave.)
Museum District (William Fox Elementary School, 2300 Hanover Ave.)
