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City of Seattle

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Mike McGinn, Mayor

NEWS ADVISORY

SUBJECT: Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Parks Foundation celebrate volunteers with VIP (Volunteers in Parks) Day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
5/22/2012  10:45:00 AM

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lydia Bassett
(206) 332-9900 ext. 15
lydia@seattleparksfoundation.org

Dewey Potter  (206) 684-7241

Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Parks Foundation celebrate volunteers with VIP (Volunteers in Parks) Day
Love parks? Join us! Do a little work, have a big party!

If you love parks and all they bring us in health, beauty and joy, join us for Volunteers in Parks (VIP) Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, July 20.

YOU make all the difference!

• Pull ivy!
• Restore trails!
• Mulch like mad!

Then party down at Lake Union Park with live music, food trucks, paddle boarding, kayaking, a beer boat (the Virginia V) and more.

Register with EarthCorps to volunteer at Dr. Jose Rizal Park here; at Lincoln Park here; and at Lower Woodland Park here.

For more information, please call Lydia Bassett at the Seattle Parks Foundation here. 

Co-sponsors of VIP Day are REI, Amazon.com, KING-5 and the Seneca Group.

Supporting sponsors are EarthCorps, Vulcan, Safeco, Ivar’s, CleanScapes, Bank of America Pacific Continental Bank, Wells Fargo and NBBJ.

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