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<br /> 02/02/05 WED 11:07 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN f~j001 <br /> l:UG~N E <br /> :~~ark aid <br /> ~~en pa~~ N ~ DNS ~ ~A~ <br /> vvww.ci.eugene or..~isfparks: <br /> February 2.2005 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> • Jennifer Wytd, Middle School Teacher, Ridgeline Montessori School, 681-9662 <br /> • Matt McRae, Volunteers In Parks Coordinator, 682-4845, 912-2142 (cell), <br /> volunteersinoarksCcf2ci.eugene.or.us (e-mail) <br /> ¦ Therese Picado, Parks and Open Space Public information Specialist, 682-4814/682-4800' <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> NOTE to media: Call the cell phone number for location and to arrange interviews. <br /> Middle School Students to Work a Full Week Improving Area Parks <br /> During the week of February 7 through 11, the City's Volunteers In Parks Program wit( be <br /> assisting a group of 30 middle school students from Ridgeline Montessori. The young volunteers will~devote <br /> their entire school day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to hard physical labor at Morse Ranch Park in their <br /> neighborhood. Projects include painting and repairing fences and planting willows at the off-leash dog park <br /> and pulling ivy from the base of trees in the forested area of the park. Supervised by teachers, parent <br /> volunteers, and parks staff, the students are performing this week of service as part of their year-long <br /> curriculum of community service and experiential learning in the outdoors. <br /> "An integral component of the Montessori system of teaming involves connecting with the land and <br /> earth and using the whole body," says Jennifer Wyld, middle school teacher at Ridgeline Montessori School. <br /> "Working in our parks represents an urban opportunity to work outside and contribute to the community." <br /> Volunteers in Parks Coordinator Matt McRae says that the students' substantial commitment of time and <br /> energy will make a noticeable difference at Morse Ranch Park. <br /> The Volunteers in Parks program supports citizen involvement in activities such as park <br /> beautification, litter control, trail development and maintenance, weeding, and other special projects in <br /> Eugene's parks. For more information about this and other pack improvement projects, call the City's <br /> Volunteers in Parks program at 682-4845, a-mail volunteersinparks(g~ci.eugene.or.us or visit <br /> www.ci.eugene.or.us/parks/maint/vip.htm. <br /> <br />