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03/23/05 WED 11:37 FAX 541 682__4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN <br /> f~ 0 O 1 <br /> E U G E N E <br /> ParNs and <br /> open space N E tip/ S RELEASE <br /> www.ci.eugene.or.us/parks <br /> March 23, 2005 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> ¦ Therese Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814/682-4800 <br /> ¦ Matt McRae, Volunteers to Parks Coordinator and Community Gardens Manager, 682-4845, 912-2142 <br /> (cell), volunteersinaarks(dla.eupene.or.us (e-mail) <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Volunteers Needed to Help Build Wheelchair-Accessible Garden Plots <br /> On Saturday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the City's Community Gardens and Volunteers in Parks <br /> programs are looking for volunteers to help construct the first wheelchair-accessible garden plots at the new <br /> Alton Baker Community Gardens. The gardens are located off of Day Island Road just east of the Alton <br /> Baker Park's main parking lot. Many hands are needed for the job which involves surtacing the ground with <br /> finely graded, compacted gravel and building 12 raised beds (50 square feet in size). Volunteers are <br /> <br /> welcome for part or the whole day. In addition, volunteers of all skill levels are welcome; all necessary tools, <br /> materials, and instruction will be provided. <br /> "These garden plots will, be the first accessible plots available at any of the six community gardens <br /> across the city,° says Community Gardens Manager Matt McRae. "We are very excited about offering this <br /> opportunity to the community this season." <br /> To register to participate or for more information about this and other park improvement projects, call <br /> the City's Volunteers in Parks program at 682-4845. For more information about Community Gardens <br /> rentals, call 682-4800 or visit www.ci.eugene.or.us/PARKS/howto/commgardens.htm. <br /> <br />