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63 °F Forecast | Road Cams Friday, March 18, 2005 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Health Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley SHOP OUR VALLEY AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Classified Place an ad TOP JOBS EXTRA Ashland News NIE Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Moving here? eSouthernOregon CUSTOMER SERVICE FAQ's Advertise with us Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend September 17, 2004 Central Point wants a good turnout for its litter pickup day CENTRAL POINT � Parks volunteers hope to get local residents worked up about trash and litter this weekend during the third annual Central Point Citywide Litter Pick-Up. Community members who help during the Saturday event will be treated to lunch, door prizes and T-shirts donated by LTM in exchange for giving the city its yearly spit-shine. Participants are asked to sign in beginning at 10 a.m. in the Central Point Elementary School cafeteria (Second Street entrance) to receive shirts, tickets to redeem for lunch and a generous supply of trash bags. Volunteers are given maps marked with sections of city blocks to walk, bike, skate or drive, cleaning up litter. Following trash pick-up, hot dogs will be provided by Circle K, and Abby’s and Little Caesar’s will provide pizza. Having had about 300 volunteers annually since the event began in 2002, coordinators Cheryl Cummings and Eleanor Holbrook hope to not only keep the event going but see it grow. "We want to bring the community together to teach the kids to have pride in their community and that they can make a difference," said Cummings. Advertisement "And since the city is growing so much, we don’t want to lose that small-town feel and there’s no reason we shouldn’t see a growing number of community members willing to help clean up our city. It really makes a difference." For the third year, Cummings said local Army reservists had vowed to take on all of Pine Street, the city’s main arterial. Door prizes will be awarded after lunch and include dozens of certificates for goods and services from local merchants. This year’s grand prize will be dinner for two and an overnight stay at the Ashland Springs Hotel. Cummings said volunteers of any age are welcome, but children younger than about 10 are asked to work with at least one parent or guardian. For more information on the event, call Parks and Recreation at 664-3321. Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback Student Loan Consolidation Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers home equity loans helzberg Slippers Student Loans afsa teleconferencing Memory Foam Mattress w2 forms Tatoo Advertisement s