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March 3, 2009Next Membership Meeting is April 16 at Indianola Children’s Center
March 4, 2009Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed
Adopt an Area Information Meeting
Thursday, March 5
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
3528 N. High St, Suite F (Clintonville)
Columbus, OH 43214
Parking on High Street and side streets
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For more information about this program, please visit us on the web
Adopt-An-Area of the Olentangy River
With support from the Columbus Foundation and Keep Columbus Beautiful, FLOW will partner with local businesses, schools, and other organizations to adopt 7 key areas of the Olentangy. Volunteers will conduct regular clean-ups and invasive plant removal in those areas. Scheduled dates for 2009 are April 18, July 11, and October 3.
Here’s how the program will work:
* Groups, businesses, churches, schools, families or individuals may adopt an area.
* Groups adopting an area need to clean the area at least 3 times each year.
* Keep Columbus Beautiful supplies groups with trash bags, gloves, and tools (on loan) to assist their efforts at no cost.
* After the 3rd cleanup, the city will install an Adopt-An-Area sign acknowledging the group adopting the area.
* FLOW will recognize participating groups in our newsletter and work with local media to attain publicity for the event.
Benefits of Adoption
* Adopting an area promotes a cleaner rivers and streams and gives YOU an active role!
* You give your group positive attention for the valuable service you perform!
* You help the City of Columbus save tax dollars by volunteering to clean up!
* In 2007, over 8,700 volunteers donated over 26,054 hours of their time for cleanups and beautification projects, amounting to over $470,193 saved!
FLOW: Friends of the Olentangy Watershed
