 To celebrate Keep America Beautiful month, the City of Richardson is once again joining forces with Keep Texas Beautiful to hold a Trash Bash, a City-wide clean-up effort to rid Richardson streets, parks, and waterways of litter. In conjunction with Trash Bash, we are sponsoring a "Transform Trash Into Treasure" contest.
All citizens, social organizations, and civic groups are invited to participate in this event to help clean up the community from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 3rd. In honor of Arbor Day and Earth Day, every participant will receive a small tree (shubard oak sapling) for doing his or her part.
Trash bags, release forms, and assignments of areas will be made available at a come and go pre-event meeting on Thursday, April 1st from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Richardson Civic Center Heights Room. On Saturday, participants will meet at their designated street, park, or area to fill their bags with litter and recyclables.
This year, the Grand Hall at the City Hall/Civic Center is reserved. Beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday (411 W. Arapaho Road), participants will enjoy activities, refreshments, door prizes, and distribution of the free saplings!
For more information, or to register by phone, please call the Health Department at 972-744-4076.
Janet Tucker
Environmental Health Specialist
EVENT REGISTRATION INFORMATION & FORM
HOLD HARMLESS RELEASE FORM
CONTEST: Transform Trash Into Treasure!
They say that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure! Let’s see what kind of treasure we can make. We challenge you to be creative with your trash. Pick an item that is being thrown away or recycled and make it into something useful. Make a gift for a loved one or a decoration for your room. The possibilities are endless. Judging will be done during “Trash Bash” on April 3, 2010. Entries accepted between March 29th and April 2nd, 2010 at the Richardson Health Department located in the Richardson Civic Center, 411 W Arapaho, Suite 107, Richardson, TX 75080. Entries must include name, address, phone number and age of participant/group.
TRANSFORM YOUR TRASH INTO TREASURE FLYER
Since the Texas Department of Transportation launched the “Don’t Mess With Texas” anti-litter campaign in 1985, our state has seen an over 75 percent decrease in roadside litter. This is the 16th year Richardson has participated in the Texas Trash Bash, which will include approximately 80,000 volunteers across the state and is considered the largest one-day clean-up in the nation.
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