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| The Watershed Project will host the Bay Trail Clean Up at Stege Marsh from 9 am to noon. Meet at the entrance to the Bay Trail (near South 51st St. and Bayview Ave.) For more info, contact: paula@thewatershedproject.org. Register here
BONUS: The Watershed Project will also host a tree planting event the following Saturday, January 21, from 9 am to 1 pm. Meet at Boorman Park, S. 25th St. and Maine Ave in Richmond. For more info, contact: jennies@thewatershedproject.org.
Also on January 16:
Hosted by the Friends of the Richmond Greenway, a collaborative of local organizations. Registration and most activities will be at 20th Street and the Richmond Greenway, with volunteer service projects from 9 am to noon. Speakers will begin a program at 12:30 pm.
For more, contact Marilyn Langlois at 510-710-4493.
Urban Tilth will host the 1st Annual Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service Orchard Planting at the new North Richmond Farm from 9 am to 2 pm. The farm is at 323 Brookside Drive in North Richmond (just off Fred Jackson Way). We'll plant 200 fruit trees, enjoy food and music, and see performances |
Join Groundwork on the Greenway
this MLK Day! |
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Groundwork Richmond, as a member of the Friends of the Richmond Greenway (FORG), and the City of Richmond are hosting the citywide MLK Day celebration on the Richmond Greenway this Monday! It is the largest day of community service that we have in Richmond.
This year our Deputy Director, Matt Holmes, is coordinating the event with the help of FORG's planning committees. There will be various activities led by organizations such as Pogo Park and The Watershed Project. Groundwork's volunteer activities will include planting trees at Dirt World (a community-led bicycle skills park currently under construction on the Richmond Greenway trail) and planting trees for our neighbors surrounding the trail.
When: Mon, Jan. 16th, 2017
Meet @ 20th St & Richmond Greenway
(between Ohio Ave & Carlson Blvd)
What Time: 8:30AM - 2:00PM
There will be a KIDZONE with kiddie train rides and a junior bicycle pump track for fun family-friendly activities. Lunch will be provided for all volunteers participating in this year's MLK Day of Service. See you out there! |
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