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ADOPT A BLOCK SPRING CLEANUP
<br /> Keeping Our Neighborhoods Clean! FOR A GOOD CAUSE C
<br /> Adopt-A-Block is a neighborhood clean-up program that helps residents Solid Waste Management District
<br /> and businesses work together to beautify our community. If you are part of a is collecting used cell phones and
<br /> neighborhood group, block watch, school, service organization, or just a group morally appropriate books to be
<br /> of interested neighbors, and want to foster a sense of ownership in the donated to area nonprofit agencies
<br /> community,you can get involved! for reuse. They are also accepting new or
<br /> • Choose a street where you live or in your neighborhood business district. slightly used shoes to send to developing
<br /> • Organize at least 5-10 volunteers. countries.
<br /> • Choose regular dates for your clean-ups, so that your adopted area is cleaned • All shoe sizes accepted-NO high heels,jelly
<br /> at least six times from March-November. or plastic shoes, golf or cleated shoes, western
<br /> The City provides: I boots, roller skates, bedroom slippers, rubber
<br /> • Safety training for all volunteers; boots, sandals or shoes with tears, grass
<br /> • Trash bags, rakes, and safety equipment; stains, dirty, or generally worn out.
<br /> • Pick up of all trash and debris collected. Shoes must be paired, with rubber bands
<br /> The Near Northwest and Westside around them for shipping, please!
<br /> neighborhoods kick off their programs on Saturday,April 22. For more These items will be used by those who
<br /> information or to start Adopt-A-Block in your neighbhorhood,please call the need them,rather than being dumped into the
<br /> Dept. of Code Enforcement at 235-9486. landfill. Items may be dropped off at:
<br /> • Solid Waste Mgnt. District Office
<br /> °etas s'`'o RIVER BANK CLEANUP 621 East Jefferson Blvd., South Bend
<br /> ��:.; The Friends of the St. Joseph River invite you to participate March 27- 31, 8AM- 4:30 PM
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<br /> )_,�1! the an nual Spring Riverbank Cleanup on Saturday,April 1, • Household Hazardous Waste
<br /> from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Sign-in is at the Leeper Park 1105 East 5th St., Mishawaka
<br /> island, on the east side of Michigan St., and clean up will end at March 28 - April 1, 8:30 AM- 3:30 PM
<br /> the boat launch by the Darden Rd. bridge. Bring a friend and play a part in For more information, please call Jessica
<br /> keeping our riverbank clean and beautiful! The South Bend Fire Department Spenner, SWMD, at 245-6604.
<br /> will be on hand for safety and the Bureau of Solid Waste will assist with trash
<br /> removal. Refreshments will be available. To participate, or for more
<br /> information,please call Mike Hay at 271-0973.
<br /> -pul Fye 10th CLEAN YOUR FILES DAY 2006
<br /> s NATIONAL YOUTH
<br /> The City is once again offering a great opportunity for
<br /> V you to start spring cleaning,by clearing out your files in SERVICE DAY
<br /> © an environmentally friendly way. Bring your paper to be In partnership with the City of South Bend,
<br /> recycled,by the car load or truck load, to Clean Your LeadND, a Youth Action Project led by stu-
<br /> Files Day on Wednesday,April 19,2006, from 8:00 a.m. dents from the University of Notre Dame, is
<br /> to 4:00 p.m. at the College Football Hall of Fame,located looking for community service projects for the
<br /> My Contribution in downtown South Bend. month of April,to promote National Youth
<br /> to Earth Day The City of South Bend, Solid Waste Management Service Day. Projects may be for an individual
<br /> District of St. Joseph County and Waste Management Inc. invite the entire or organization, at a residence or business.
<br /> community, including businesses, non-profit organizations, households, Student and adult volunteers are also needed to
<br /> churches, schools and individuals,to help increase the amount of paper that is help accomplish the projects, and all partici-
<br /> diverted from landfills by participating in the tenth annual Clean Your Files pants are invited to attend the 2nd Annual
<br /> Day, a national program of the US Conference of Mayors. Community Rally on Saturday,April 22.
<br /> Clean Your Files Day is one of many ways that you can join the City's LeadND aims to cultivate postive leader-
<br /> environmental stewardship efforts. By collecting your yard waste for ship skills among students at three local middle
<br /> recycling,you are participating in the Organic Resource Program which schools, and educate the public about the role
<br /> composts yard waste into valuable mulch and compost, available free to South of youth as community leaders. They help
<br /> Bend residents. By reducing debris and the flow of chemicals into storm students to identify and address needs in the
<br /> drains, you help to ensure a clean river and water supply for our community. community and support them on a life-long
<br /> And by properly utilizing the City's new automated trash container program, path of service and civic engagement.
<br /> you help to keep our streets, alleys and neighborhoods clean. Thank you for To submit a service project, or for more
<br /> your efforts to build a Clean City! information on LeadND and National Youth
<br /> For more information on Clean Your Files Day,please call Jennifer Service Day,please call 631-9673, or email
<br /> Jackson, Communications & Special Projects, at 235-7590. LeadND@nd.edu.
<br /> Visit Our New Website at www.SouthBendIN.gov!
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