Spring Spruce Up is coming up later this month and volunteers are needed.
The annual spring community clean-up event is scheduled for 8 a.m.-noon on April 30.
Volunteers are asked to meet at the worksites. Tools will be provided. Volunteers are asked to bring their own water containers and work gloves, according to information from organizer Jane Anderson.
Children ages 12 and younger need to be accompanied by an adult.
People with questions are asked to contact Anderson via email at [email protected] or by telephone 785-493-8491.
Following are the provided Spring Spruce Up 2022 projects.
Ashby House
Landscape and campus clean-up, painting offices, and organizing donations. Meet at 150 S. Eighth Street
CHDO (Community Housing Development Opportunity)
Yard work. Meet at the corner of Hamilton Avenue and N. Ninth Street. 917 N. Eighth Street
City of Salina
Putting medallions on storm drains about trash in the water ways. Meet at The Temple’s parking lot, 336 S. Santa Fe Avenue.
Smoky Hill River
Clean up trash at the Smoky Hill River near the YMCA. Meet in the YMCA parking lot.
North Town District
5-Corners - Clean-up landscaping. Meet at 5-Corners corner of N. Ninth Street and N. Broadway Boulevard.
Mounted patrol - Clean-up landscaping. Meet at 1020 W. North Street.
Build front porches. Meet at corner of Hamilton Avenue and N. Ninth Street.
Salina Downtown
Painting seven trash corrals, clean and clear weeds, add add mulch for 23 planter beds in alleyway. Meet between Strand Plaza and the back patio of Barolo Grill, 112-114 S. Santa Fe Avenue.
Salina Arts & Humanities
Cleaning Sculptures in Oakdale Park. Meet at Formal Garden in Oakdale Park
Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank
Adding mulch, weeding, and planting trees for the garden. Meet at 255 S. Chicago Street.
Salina Parks and Recreation
Paint picnic tables, trash barrels, and shelters. Meet at Oakdale Park Office, 730 Oakdale Drive
Salina Rescue Mission
Painting second floor rooms, weed the vegetable garden and prayer garden, and staining outdoor covers. Meet at 1716 Summers Road.
The Temple
Weeding and planting flowers, declutter stairs, and painting the kitchen. Use the north red door to come in at 336 S. Santa Fe Avenue.
In conjunction with Spring Spruce Up, the City of Salina will have a Free Landfill Day from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.