Oct 07, 2022

Volunteers needed for Fall Fix-up Saturday

Posted Oct 07, 2022 12:55 AM

By SALINA POST

It's almost time for Fall Fix-up!

Volunteers are needed for a variety of projects from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Volunteers are asked to meet at the worksites. Children ages 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Tools will be provided, however, volunteers are asked to bring their own work gloves.

This fall's projects are as follows.

Ashby House – Landscape and campus clean-up, painting rooms. Meet at 204 S. Eighth Street.

CHDO (Community Housing Development Opportunity) – Yard work, fence repair, interior painting. Meet at the corner of W. Hamilton Avenue and N. Ninth Street.

City of Salina - Put medallions about trash in the water ways on storm drains. Meet at the parking lot of The Temple, 336 S. Santa Fe Avenue.

Friends of the River Foundation – Planting prairie grasses and cutting out small trees in Lakewood Park and Indian Rock Park. Meet at Lakewood Discovery Center.

North Town District – Clean-up landscaping at 5-Corners, build front porches. Meet at 5-Corners, N. Ninth Street and N. Broadway Boulevard. For porches, meet at the corner of W. Hamilton Avenue and N. Ninth Street.

Salina Downtown - Weed/clean perennial beds on Santa Fe and in plazas. Possible dismantling of planter pots Meet between Strand Plaza and the back patio of Borolo Grill, 112-114 South Santa Fe Avenue.

Salina Food Bank – Garden and Orchard clean-up. Meet at 255 S. Chicago.

Salina Rescue Mission – Storage room clean-up and organization. Meet at 1716 Summers Road.

Salina Salvation Army – Placing mulch in the playground area, 1137 N. Santa Fe Avenue.

The Temple - Garden and historic steps clean-up. Use the north red door at 336 S. Santa Fe Avenue.

Questions: Email [email protected] or call 785-493-8491.

Additionally, there will be a free landfill day for Saline County residents.

READ: Free landfill day offered to Saline County residents Oct. 8