Fall Culmore Cleanup 2009 - Saturday Nov. 7

November 7th Fall Cleanup 2009

2009-10-04T16:05:00.000-07:00

We will have a Fall cleanup on November 7, 2009 from 9 am. to 11 am.
Please join us!

Please join us for Culmore Cleanup 2009

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This is our sixth year of organizing an event that fosters a sense of pride and community solidarity by sending out teams to make our community shine. Please join us for Culmore Cleanup Saturday, May 2, 2009.

We will provide you with T-shirts, gloves, safety equipment, water, snacks, and tokens of our appreciation. This fall thanks to our supporter’s generosity we will have a record number of door prizes and gift bags.

If you would like to see photos from last year, please go to:
http://culmore2008.blogspot.com

Culmore Cleanup 2009 is planned for May 2nd from 9:00AM to Noon, starting at Woodrow Wilson Library , 6101 Knollwood Drive.

Please join us.

Culmore Cleanup 2009 Committee
Alternative House
Bailey's Beautification Alliance,
Culmore Resource Center,
Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center,
Fairfax County Heath Department,
Hidden Oaks Nature Center,
Mason District Supervisor Penny Gross,
Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads
Woodrow Wilson Library

Cleanup Instructions

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1 If you have a question at any point during the clean up, please contact the base station. (Woodrow Wilson Library 703-820-8774 option 4)
2. Each team will receive a Team Sheet showing their target area assignment. Do not leave for your target area until instructed.
3. Clean only the public roads and spaces designated in your target area. Private or commercial spaces are the responsibility of their respective owners.
4. Clean trash bags at bus stops and bus shelters
5. Leave filled trash bags at one of the 3 approved locations, VDOT will pick up the trash bags.
6. Once completed with your target area, please return all of the safety vests and unused trash bags to the base station.
7. Please stop by the base station to pick up your Certificate of Service.

Thank you for taking pride in Culmore and working to help make it a cleaner place to live, work, and play.

A successful clean up is a SAFE clean up!

Safety Tips

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1.Read this list of safety tips completely and acknowledge that you have read it by signing in with a coordinator.
2. Wear light or bright-colored protective clothing as well as hard-soled shoes and work gloves.
3. Work only during daylight hours and during acceptable weather.
4. Stay alert for snakes and noxious weeds, and avoid them. Use caution and common sense.
5. Park your car in a safe place away from busy traffic. If necessary, use carpool to the target area.
6. Do not go in the road to pick up litter.
7. Work facing on-coming traffic.
8. Do not play around or do anything that would distract passing drivers or other volunteers. Your being on the roadside already is a distraction.
9. Do not overexert yourself. Take occasional breaks and drink plenty of fluids.
10. Do not pick up materials that appear to be hazardous. Contact a coordinator or the police.

Hidden Oaks Program

2009-04-30T16:46:00.000-07:00

Suzanne Holland, a naturalist at Hidden Oaks Nature Center, presents a variety of natural wildlife up-close, including reptiles amphibians ansd insects. Learn how to stay safe in wild places by identification techniques for poison ivy and copperhead snakes (our area's only venomous reptile), plus other tips on how to enjoy playing outdoors. Hidden Oaks Nature Center is a facility of the Fairfax County Park Authority.

2009-03-07T05:25:00.000-08:00

Please join us for Culmore Cleanup 2009

This will be our sixth year of organizing an event that fosters a sense of pride and community solidarity by sending out teams to make our community shine. Last year about 250 volunteers in 32 teams, wearing white T-shirts, fanned out over a wide area to clean up our neighborhoods. We provided them with safety equipment, water, snacks, and tokens of our appreciation. This fall thanks to your generosity we were able to have a second cleanup with over 150 people.

As we plan for Culmore Cleanup 2009, we hope we can count on your support for this community improvement effort.

As a sponsor, we will place your corporate name and logo on the volunteer shirts for a contribution of $500. If that is beyond your means, we also welcome smaller donations, gift certificates for our volunteers, and contributions of food, water, and door prizes. We will recognize all participating organizations as sponsors or supporters in press releases to the local media, on our sandwich board on the day of the event, and on the event’s website.

If you would like to see photos from last year, please go to:
http://culmore2008.blogspot.com

Culmore Cleanup 2009 is planned for May 2nd from 9:00AM to Noon, starting at Woodrow Wilson Library , 6101 Knollwood Drive.

Please join us.

Culmore Cleanup 2009 Committee
Alternative House
Bailey's Beautification Alliance,
Culmore Resource Center,
Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center,
Fairfax County Heath Department,
Hidden Oaks Nature Center,
Mason District Supervisor Penny Gross,
Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads
Woodrow Wilson Library

2009-02-22T03:27:00.000-08:00

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