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Avondale
Public Information Office
For immediate release: February 2,
2010
Volunteers Sought for Spring
Cleaning Down on the River
Come
help preserve the heritage, wildlife and natural beauty of the
Gila, Salt and Agua Fria Rivers. It’s "Spring Cleaning" time
down on the
Tres
Rios
River on
Saturday, February 20. The City of Avondale, Arizona Game and
Fish, City of Goodyear, The Maricopa County Attorneys Office and
Wildlife for Tomorrow Foundation will host a clean up of the
river banks in preparation for the Tres Rios Nature & Earth
Festival*.
Volunteers need to bring gloves, sunscreen,
sun glasses, hat, wear old work clothes and to dress for the
weather, please bring plenty of water to drink! Clean up begins
at 7 a.m. and should last until about 11 a.m. River clean up
volunteers are asked to meet at the northern-most parking lot of
the Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, five miles south
of I-10 on Avondale Boulevard (7602 S. Avondale Blvd., Avondale,
AZ 85323).
For more information or to register your
group, please call Avondale Recreation Services at 623-333-2416
or email
cunderhill@avondale.org . For directions go to:
www.tresriosnaturefestival.com/directions.htm
*The Tres Rios Nature & Earth Festival celebrates the rivers,
wildlife, outdoors, history and heritage of the area and
Arizona.
Event dates are March 6 & 7, festival hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission is free. www.tresriosnaturefestival.com”
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