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Park volunteers are #1!

Volunteers serve their community through many roles:

Litter pick-up
Park Patrol
Park Partnership
Fire hydrant painting
Donating supplies, money, and talent
Deadheading roses
Organizing fundraisers
Wetlands support

--and more!

January Partner of the Month

Parks Maintenance Management has selected Easter Seals Senior Community Service Employment Program as the January 2008, Partner of the Month. This organization provides participants, for a designated period of time, who want to learn the skills and knowledge of park maintenance. Currently, participants Bob, Jerry and Rose each dedicate twenty hours a week to Parks Maintenance Management. They are valuable contributors to the work that is done by this Division. Thanks to the Easter Seal program, these folks are able to get employment training so that they are able to create a better life for themselves.

Thank you Easter Seals!

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Fire Hydrant Painters

Fire hydrants are painted to make them more visible in the event of an emergency situation, making this a very valuable project to undertake. It is also a great group project! All equipment to scrape, clean, and paint the fire hydrants is provided by Parks Operations Division.

Fire hydrant BEFORE painting	Fire hydrant AFTER painting

A special thank you to our wonderful volunteers who make the fire hydrants so visible! Fire hydrants painted to date in 2007: 512.

Year	Hydrants Painted
2007	512 (so far)
2006	542
2005	559
2204	821
2003	696

Individuals or groups interested in painting fire hydrants should contact Tibby Larson at SalemParks@cityofsalem.net or call 503-589-2197. Many of the fire hydrants painted in 1997 are in need of painting once again. All paint and supplies for the project are provided. Volunteers can choose to paint one hydrant or a whole neighborhood. Call Tibby today to get started!

Individuals or groups interested in volunteering, please contact Tibby Larson at 503-588-6336.

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Our Park Stars Shine!

Volunteer Emily coordinated a project at the wetlands at Geer Park.	Wayne, Melvin, Benton, Ervin, and Richard volunteered over 150 hours to restore the historic Jason Lee sign.
Friends of Bush Gardens keeps the area around Bush Park looking fabulous!	Friends of Deepwood has kept the gardens around Deepwood historically accurate and lovely.
Creekside Rotary Club generously donated $1,000 and 2 days of service to install new restroom fencing at Minto-Brown Island Park.	Pipi receiving award on behalf of Homestreet Bank for their generous donation of $2,000 for play equipment at Sunnyslope Park.
Sofia, the Queen of Bush Park, has raked and cleaned over 1,000 tree circles at Bush Park!	Howard Street Charter School students received an award for their consistent work at Bush's Pasture Park.