Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson encourages volunteers to join Bellemeade Neighborhood Stream and Street Cleanup: 2013 Project Clean Stream

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL


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Tuesday, 2 April 2013



Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson encourages volunteers to join Bellemeade Neighborhood Stream and Street Cleanup: 2013 Project Clean Stream



Entire Richmond community invited and encouraged to help



WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) -- The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Gateway 6th Voter District, encourages volunteers to join in and help out with the upcoming Bellemeade Neighborhood stream and street cleanup project.



Sponsored by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, James River Association, Dominion and Perdue, 2013 Project Clean Stream will include picking up litter in the stream and along the streets in the Bellemeade Neighborhood. It will also include the installation of educational storm drain markers.



All Bellemeade Neighborhood residents and interested community groups, businesses, families, friends, neighbors, individuals and organizations are invited to come out to help in making our streams and streets cleaner and safer for everyone.



Volunteers are reminded to wear sturdy shoes or boots, gloves and clothes that are suitable for the temperature.



WHEN Saturday, April 6, 2013

9:00 a.m. - Noon



WHERE Meet at corner of Minefee and Gunn Streets (South of the James River) in Richmond's Gateway 6th Voter District.



WHO The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Gateway 6th Voter District



CONTACT For more information and to register, please contact:

Anna Mathis, at 804.775.0951 (tel); amathis@allianceforthebay.org (email)

or

Amber Ellis, at 804.788.8811; aellis@jrava.org (email)







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Steven R. Skinner, APR

Council Public Information Manager

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL

OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL CHIEF OF STAFF

Richmond City Hall

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Richmond, Virginia 23219

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804.646.5468 (fax)

steven.skinner@richmondgov.com (email)

www.council.richmondva.gov(website)

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