Help Keep the Centre Region’s Parks Beautiful

Join Centre Region Parks and Recreation at a local park from 8:30 a.m. until noon on Saturday, April 25 and make a difference in your community during the 2015 CRPR Spring Spruce-Up/Park Partner Day.

Help prepare local municipal parks and facilities for another busy season while joining a dedicated group a volunteers.

Three coordinated clean-up events have been scheduled that morning. Volunteers and Group Leaders are asked to contact one of the coordinators by April 15 so that the tasks and sites can be organized in advance:

• Groups to assist Centre Region Parks and Recreation with preparing up to 54 sites including parks, playgrounds, nature areas and sports fields, 8:30 a.m. until noon. Please contact Dave Barnett at dbarnett@crcog.net or call (814) 234-1657.
• ClearWater Conservancy is looking for Watershed Clean-Up volunteers from 8 a.m. until noon. Contact Lori Davis at lori@ClearWaterConservancy.org or (814) 237-0400.
• The Mt. Nittany Conservancy is seeking trail volunteers for spring maintenance on the popular hiking trails on Mount Nittany from 8:30 a.m. until noon. Contact Bob Andronici at bobandronici@gmail.com.

This wonderful event hosts an average of 200 volunteers at various sites across the Centre Region.

Each volunteer group is asked to “take the lead” at one park for the day. If you or your group would like to participate in the CRPR Spring Spruce-Up/Park Partner Day or want more information, please contact staff assistant David Barnett at the CRPR Park Operations Office (814) 234-1657 by Wednesday, April 15.