March 15th, 2010 in Arts, Business, Community, Education, Environment, Events, Faith-Based, Housing, News, Partners, People, Youth |
As of Friday, April 16, 2010, over 500 volunteers have signed up. We’re looking forward to a people-powered event at which last year, we painted one block-long mural previously plagued with graffiti, cleaned and painted art on 21 trash cans for the business district, removed invasive plant species at six parks, and hauled away two tons of garbage. Volunteers covered 70 neighborhood blocks, picking up litter and completing 19 individual beautification projects developed by local residents and groups.
This year, besides a complementary BBQ/burger lunch at the KCHA’s Greenbridge Plaza, you and your family will be treated to a host of family-oriented events:
- Entertainment by the Suns and Stars Dance Troupe & Drumline Company.
- Learn how to make spring rolls with Chef Nicki Nguyen (Banh 88 Restaurant) and buy ingredients from WC’s produce markets!
- Participate in “pancake flipping race” - an old-time tradition in White Center: http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=8616
- Swim for free at the Evergreen Swimming Pool from 3pm-5pm.
- Buy delicious ice cream at discount from Full Tilt Ice Cream’s bicycles
- 10% discount at DubSea coffee for volunteers
- We will award the Clean & Safe award to a dedicated White Center resident/business/etc.
Registration for this event is now closed. For questions, please contact Nhan Nguyen, Neighborhood Revitalization Program Manager at (206) 694-1082 or at whitecenterspringclean@gmail.com.
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White Center 7th Annual Spring Clean - Saturday, May 15, 2010
“Together for a Clean, Green and Healthy White Center”
(White Center, WA) - The White Center community is gearing up for its annual Spring Clean, an event that brings together volunteer youth and elders, business owners and residents, retirees and students to work, clean and improve the community’s physical environment.
“White Center is people-powered. Events like Spring Clean showcase our collective action for positive neighborhood revitalization that truly defines our diverse community,” said Aileen Balahadia, Executive Director of the White Center Community Development Association. The White Center CDA is a catalyst for a healthy community and new prosperity in White Center- so it’s a better place to visit, shop, and live. Asked why she participates in the Spring Clean event, White Center resident Keysha Bryant said: “You must be the change you wish to see in your community, to help build and keep it a clean safe place for our children and everyone who lives here.”
In 2009, over 350 volunteers turned out for the Spring Clean event. We painted one block-long mural previously plagued with graffiti, cleaned and painted art on 21 trash cans for the business district, removed invasive plant species at six parks, and hauled away two tons of garbage. Volunteers covered 70 neighborhood blocks, picking up litter and completing 19 individual beautification projects developed by local residents and groups.
The White Center CDA thanks our sponsors for their contributions to this year’s event: BECU, The Home Depot, King County Parks and Recreation, King County Housing Authority, Seattle Public Utilities, The Triangle Pub and the White Center Chamber of Commerce.
Volunteers are needed! To sign up as a volunteer, contact Nhan Nguyen, Neighborhood Revitalization Program Manager at (206) 694-1082 or at whitecenterspringclean@gmail.com, and fill out the attached registration form. Volunteers will receive a complimentary t-shirt, light breakfast, refreshments, and lunch. For event information or to sign up as a volunteer, refer to additional information on the program’s website www.wccda.org.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS IS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED.
You can submit the form to whitecenterspringclean@gmail.com, fax it to our office at (206) 658-8344 or drop it off at our office at the address above. If you have questions about the event, please contact Nhan Nguyen at (206) 694-1082 x166.
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