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(Mayor's Letter cont'dfrom frontpage) ilk It would serve seven counties in Homeland Security Region 2 and help all our public o III safety personnel to be properly prepared for any type of emergency. ' Businesses are not only investing in bricks and mortar,but also in volunteering. The Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County and the School Corporation have joined together to create Partner-Up!, a program which links local companies with South Bend primary schools.Volunteers from participating organizations are paired -� MryaS[eve LYecke with students to mentor them or read with them once a week. This valuable COMING SOON.. program is rewarding for all involved. I urge you to consider volunteering. Call 574- FALLING LEAVES & 283-8088 to learn more about the Partner-Up! Program. Change can be challenging, but change can be good. These investments are LEAF PICKUP! exciting for South Bend. They show that our city is healthy and attractive to This fall,the City will again entrepreneurs. With so many good partners we will continue our progress toward offer its loose leaf pickup program, being a model 21s°Century City. Operation ReLeaf,beginning on Sincerely, October 30 and continuing through Mayor Steve December 1. Pickup schedules will be available in the South Bend Tribune,and online at YWCA Launches "Paint the Town Purple" www.SouthBendIN.eov, but may Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign be subject to change, depending on weather and leaf volume. In support of domestic violence survivors in our community, and to When raking leaves for loose honor those who have lost their lives, the YWCA of St. Joseph County leaf pickup, residents are asked to will launch the Paint the Town Purple campaign on October 1, in please follow these guidelines: observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The month-long campaign will • Keep leaves on the curbline. focus on raising public awareness of domestic violence and its impact in St. Joseph • Do not contaminate leaf piles with County, and encourage the community to identify realistic and sustainable alterna- tives to violence. sticks, trash, and other debris that In conjunction with Domestic Violence Awareness Month,the YWCA will also will damage the Leaf Vacs. observe a Week Without Violence, from Sunday, October 15 to Saturday, October • Never allow children to play in 21. A candlelight vigil to remember victims of violence will kick-off the week on leaf piles at the curb! Sunday, October 16 at 7 p.m., in the parking lot of the YWCA. • Vehicles should never park on top Please consider which of the following practical ways you or your organization of leaves raked onto the street. can show your support during the month of October: • Burning of leaves is totally • Install a purple bulb in your porch light or string purple lights on a tree or bush prohibited in the City of South Bend. • Tie purple ribbons on a tree or make a purple window display for your home or Bagged leaf pickup will also be business available through the City's Yard • Wear a purple ribbon or purchase a purple ribbon lapel pin or bumper sticker Waste Pickup Program. For more from the YWCA information,please call the Bureau • Talk about domestic violence issues with family and friends of Streets at 235-9244. • Make a contribution to the YWCA to support services for victims All loose leaves are taken to For a complete list of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Week Without Organic Resources and recycled Violence activities,and information on how you can get involved, call(574)233- into high quality mulch and 9491 or visit the YWCA website at ywcasjc.om. compost, thereby diverting them from our landfill! Free mulch and compost are available by calling OPEN FOR BUSINESS 287-6841. 0 �d 6ake afe at Studebaker National Museum f�t s CLAe 201 S. Chapin St. SIUSTEDNOENTIENDEINGLES 0113. Wed-Fri, Sam-3pm; Sat, IOam-2pm; Y NECESITA AYUDA PARA V �nnnke Sun, 12-2pm TRADUCIRESTEDOCUMENTO, Breakfast: Specialty coffees, espresso, lattes, teas, pastries, muffins, `Bendix" OSITIENEALGUNAPREGUNTA, bagels, fruit& yogurt POR FAVOR LLAME AL SR. Lunch:Homemade soups & salads,including "Golden Hawk"house salad, FEDERICO THON(ASISTENTE sandwiches such as the `Rockne" roast beef, and paninis, ice cream, snacks, soft DEL ALCALDE)AL TELEFONO drinks (574)235-5858X 1000. Enjoy Outdoor dining!Available for groups.For more information, call 235-9714. Visit Our Website at www.SouthBendIN.gov!