Parks Appreciation Day

Saturday, April 24, 2010 ~ 9:00 am-12 noon

Show your park how much you care by volunteering!

Great parks and programs help build stronger community, connecting individuals, families, and groups through the power of play. Parks provide a place to keep kids active and off the streets.

Celebrate Earth Day, Arbor Day, National Parks Week and your loca1 parks in one fun event.

Parks Appreciation Day

Be part of a major county-wide effort with nearly 2,000 other people working in their local parks at the same time.

Volunteers are encouraged to carpool to the sites they choose. There is no need to pre-register. Just simply show up, check in with the site leader and start working.

Come prepared with gloves, tools, and eather appropriate clothing to cut, pull, plant and haul during the three hour time frame at the following Pierce County sites:

Bresemann Forest - 14824 'C' Street South in Parkland area
(next to Sprinker Recreation Center)
Orangegate Park - 84th Ave. E in Summit-Waller area
South Hill Park/Chapman Memorial Trail - 86th Ave E & 144th St. E.
in South Hill Puyallup
Frontier Park - 21800 Meridian South in Graham

For volunteer information, contact Cara with Pierce County Parks ccross@co.pierce.wa.us or(253)841-8515.

For a list of additional participating groups and park locations throughout the rest of Pierce County, go to www.parksappreciationday.net.

Pierce County Parks & Recreation, Washington State