The Downtown Evansville riverfront will be buzzing with activity this Saturday, July 13, as Clean Evansville volunteers pick-up litter in parks along the Ohio River and nearby neighborhoods from 8 to 9:30 a.m., then gather at the Four Freedoms Monument at 10 a.m. to participate in a community video coordinated by the grassroots group We Are Evansville.
Mayor Lloyd Winnecke encourages as many people as possible to participate in both community projects. “The Clean Evansville litter pick-up and the We Are Evansville community video are great ways to show your community pride while beautifying our parks and some of the oldest areas of the city,†Winnecke said. “It doesn’t cost money to pick-up trash, and it’s gratifying to see how much better neighborhoods looks when everyone pitches in to help.â€
Clean Team volunteers will gather on city property near the Pagoda for a wrap-up ceremony at 9:45 a.m. After the wrap-up, volunteers will converge on Riverside Drive in front of the Four Freedoms Monument to shoot a community pride video. The video and photos from the public will be incorporated into a community video that will be posted online at www.YouTube.com/lloydwinnecke. Photographs are still being accepted and should be emailed to: weareevansville@gmail.com.
“We need approximately 400 people to spell out ‘Evansville,’ †said Pam Hight, an organizer with the We Are Evansville movement. “If you don’t have one of the #WeAreEvv T-shirt, any brightly-colored shirt will do. Just be at the riverfront by 10 a.m. and be ready to show your community spirit.â€
Approximately 50 #WeAreEvv T-shirts are still available at the Department of Parks & Recreation, 100 E. Walnut St. The shirts cost $5-$7 dollars, depending on the size, and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Evansville Parks Foundation.
TEAM 1
Team Leader: Mayor Winnecke, Kelly Coures
MEET- Parking lot, Sunrise Park
ROUTE- Do Sunrise Park, to include Kid’s Kingdom
TEAM 2
Team Leader: Dona Bergman
MEET- Parking lot, Sunset Park
ROUTE- Do Sunset Park
TEAM 3
Team Leader: Darren Stearns,
MEET- Intersection of Parrett and Washington. Tyler Interior’s parking lot.
ROUTE- Do area bounded by Washington/Parrett east on Washington to Judson
Judson to Chandler
Chandler to 2nd
2nd to Washington
TEAM 4
Team Leader: Mike Shopmeyer, Carol McClintock
MEET: Intersection of 2nd and Shawnee/Adams (Haynie’s Corner Fountain)
ROUTE: Do area bounded by Shawnee Dr. at 2nd to Sunset Ave.
Sunset Ave. to Veteran’s Memorial Parkway/Riverside
Veteran’s Memorial Parkway/Riverside to Oak
Oak to 2nd
2 nd to Chandler
Chandler to 1st
TEAM 5
Team Leader: Kathy Oxby, Timothy Weir
MEET: Vectren Parking Lot, Riverside and Vine, north of the building.
ROUTE- Do area bounded by Court to Riverside
Riverside to Cherry
Cherry to 2nd
2nd to Court
TEAM 6
Team Leader: Janet Heldt-Baas
MEET: Entrance to Riverfront Park
Route: Do Riverside Park and follow the Greenway to Chestnut
NOTES: Spread out your teams and do the boundaries as well as the side streets within.
Do not do the levee south of the Greenway- do the Greenway.
