Madison Parks Earth Day Challenge - April 23, 2011

April in Madison is a great time: tulips and daffodils are in bloom, the Farmers' Market is back, Crazylegs fills the downtown with runners ready to break out of the winter blahs - and of course it is a time for the Earth Day Challenge in our parks. Neighbors get together to clean up their park. Church groups spend a weekend with their parish working on improving play grounds. Friends get together to work on their neighborhood garden and to pull garlic mustard. All of these are the rites of spring! "Madison Parks is fortunate to enjoy a very dedicated corps of volunteers and partners." says Kevin Briski, Madison Parks Superintendent. "Parks are more than an area of recreation; they are a part of our community." Celebrate Earth Day with your neighbors and friends by cleaning up your local park and neighborhood. Join this communitywide effort in April to make a difference. Host an Earth Day Challenge Volunteer Project Madison Parks is encouraging groups and neighborhood leaders to host an Earth Day Challenge Project in their local park. Projects should be held on Saturday, April 23. The volunteer project organizer can determine the starting and ending time, as well as the scope of the project. Past projects have included garbage cleanup, weeding, mulching, and maintaining flower beds. If you need ideas, please feel free to contact the Parks Office. The Parks Division may be able to provide some supplies for your group including trash bags. Please fill out an online 2011 Earth Day Challenge Project Form with details about your project. www.surveymonkey.com/s/2011EarthDayChallengeForm Volunteer for the 2011 Earth Day Challenge-April 23, 2011 Earth Day is a great opportunity to get out and help support our Parks. Earth Day Challenge Projects are held all over Madison in many of our 260 parks. If you and/or a group are interested in volunteering on April 23, 2011 for Earth Day, please fill out the online volunteer form. 2011 Earth Day Challenge Volunteer Sign Up Form at www.surveymonkey.com/s/2011EarthDayChallengeForm Questions can be directed to Anne Whisner at awhisner@cityofmadison.com or 608-267-4919.

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