Volunteer Opportunity on Five Mile Creek Greenway

Five Mile Creek Greenway Volunteer Event 2011

DATE: Saturday, March 19, 2011 (rain or shine)

TIME: Registration begins 8 a.m. Work begins at 9 a.m. Free hot dog lunch and T-shirts while supplies last!

LOCATION: Volunteers will gather in the parking lot of the former Roebuck bingo hall, 9820 Parkway East, across the street from Sonic restaurant, in the Roebuck area of Birmingham. (The actual work will take place one block west, near the cul-de-sac at the end of Park Place.)

From downtown Birmingham: Take Interstate 59 to Roebuck Parkway (Exit 134). Turn left off ramp. Go north on the Parkway. The gathering place is in the parking lot on the left side of the Parkway, directly across from the Sonic.

BACKGROUND: This is the eighth annual volunteer event along the Five Mile Creek Greenway. Past events have taken place in Brookside, Center Point, Fultondale, Graysville, Tarrant and Birmingham.

THIS YEAR’S EVENT: Volunteers will do minor cleanup of brush and trash; privet removal; and plant trees, shrubs and wildflowers.

MORE INFO: Francesca Gross, Five Mile Creek Greenway Partnership coordinator, (205) 264.8464, or Michael Sznajderman, Alabama Power Service Organization-Magic City Chapter, (205) 257.4155, .

CHILDREN WELCOME! WEAR GLOVES, COMFORTABLE CLOTHES & STURDY SHOES. Bring light tools (rakes, hoes, shovels) if you have them!

The Five Mile Creek volunteer events are a project of the Five Mile Creek Greenway Partnership and the Alabama Power Service Organization. The events help restore Five Mile Creek and raise awareness about the ongoing development of the 28-mile Five Mile Creek Greenway. Learn more at http://www.fivemilecreekgreenway.org/