For Immediate Release | May 15, 2018

Avon Town Clean-Up Day Returns on Thursday, May 24^th

Town Councilors to meet volunteers around Avon with trash bags, reflective vests and taco/beer vouchers

Avon, CO – Be sure to mark your calendars and come out to celebrate the changing seasons with a little spring cleaning! On Thursday, May 24^th, the Town of Avon will hold the third annual Town Clean-Up Day event, giving volunteers a chance to clean up Avon after a long winter season. The Town will be divided into seven sections, with members of Town Council captaining each section beginning at 5:30 p.m. Councilors will provide volunteers with trash bags, reflective vests and a voucher for free tacos and beer at the Avon Performance Pavilion, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Volunteers can report directly to the designated meet up locations listed below, or meet at the Avon Performance Pavilion at 5:30 p.m. to register and be assigned to a location.
 
Volunteers will be able to set full trash bags curbside, as Avon Public Works staff will make periodic loops around Town to retrieve and dispose of the filled bags. At 7:00 p.m., all volunteers will head back to the Pavilion Event Terrace for free tacos from Rocky Mountain Taco and free beer, courtesy of Bonfire Brewing.
 
The seven sections, the captain for each section, and the location to meet a captain on the day of the event are as follows:

Section: West Beaver Creek Boulevard
Captain: Councilor Jake Wolf
Place to meet: Lot 16 (parking lot on north side of Nottingham Park)

Section: Nottingham Park, Lake Street & Main Street Mall/Railroad
Captain: Mayor Pro Tem Sarah Smith Hymes
Place to meet: Avon Performance Pavilion

Section: Hurd Lane/Eaglebend Drive/Railroad
Captain: Councilor Amy Phillips
Place to meet: Avon Performance Pavilion
  
Section: Avon Road/Town Core
Captain: Mayor Jennie Fancher
Place to meet: Possibility Plaza (between Wyndham & US Bank parking lot)
 
Section: Nottingham Road/Swift Gulch Road
Captain: Councilor Megan Burch
Place to meet: Nottingham Road/Metcalf Road intersection
 
Section: Wildridge/Wildwood
Captain: Councilor Scott Prince
Place to meet: Wildridge Fire Station

Section: Post Boulevard/Traer Creek
Captain: Councilor Matt Gennett
Place to meet: Traer Creek Plaza

For more information on Avon’s Clean-Up Day, please call 970-748-4404 or visit www.avon.org/cleanupday.

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