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<br /> 02/17/05 THU 12:44 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN ~ 002 <br /> I+ U ''G ~ N ; , , <br /> arks. ~~d <br /> pin sp~~e ~l R LEAS , . <br /> . . <br /> www:C:eugerl~.or.us,/parks , <br /> February 17, 2005 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> ¦ Therese Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814/682-4800 <br /> ¦ Matt McRae, Volunteers In Parks Coordinator, 682-4845, 912-2142 (cell) <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Downtown Lions to Ciean Up Runners' Warm-up Area at Amazon Park <br /> On Saturday, February 19, from 9 a.m. to noon, members of the Eugene Downtown Lions Club will <br /> be working with the City's Volunteers In Parks program to help clean up the runners' warm-up area at 24~' <br /> Avenue and Amazon Parkway in Amazon Park. The Lions volunteers will remove weeds and lay down a <br /> new wood border, geotextile fabric, and a fresh layer of wood chips. <br /> "Their efforts will help make this popular site where runners congregate before embarking on the <br /> Adidas Trail to the south a much more pleasant starting point," says Volunteers In Parks Coordinator Matt <br /> McRae. <br /> The Volunteers In Parks program supports citizen involvement in activities such as park <br /> beautii•ication, litter control, trail development and maintenance, weeding, and other special projects in <br /> Eugene's parks. For more information about this or other park improvement projects, ca11682-4845. <br /> <br />