Join hundreds of volunteers to help beautify the city on Saturday morning, May 19, 2012 -- NOTE NEW LOCATION!
Help keep Ann Arbor beautiful at the 24th Annual Downtown Blooms Day. Volunteers will plant flowers, mulch planters, and help spruce up the downtown areas. Interested individuals, families, youth groups, and other organizations are welcome to drop in on this event. Please pre-register by calling Nancy at 734.794.6000 extension 43112 or e-mailing nstone@a2gov.org. 
NEW Base Camp location for registration and lunch! We will meet on Maynard Street between Liberty and William. Free parking in the Maynard Street Structure only--bring your parking slip for validation. (Google map of location)
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Rain or shine--the event goes on! Our flats of flowers won't wait another week--and any natural water will be good for them. Downtown merchants will welcome you in their shops if you need to wait for a shower to pass.
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Volunteers check in between 9-10 a.m. The event will conclude between 11-12.
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Volunteers will receive a free t-shirt from Underground Printing and State Street Assn.
- A free pizza lunch from Pizza House for volunteers will follow the activities.
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Supplies will be provided for planting flowers throughout downtown, although you may bring your own gardening gloves and trowel if you have one.
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Please dress for the weather. The event will proceed, rain or shine!
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In addition to planting flowers, we will be tending tree beds with pruning and mulching.
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Thank you very much for your help.
Super thanks to this event's MAJOR SPONSORS!
Many thanks to the following PARTNERS of the A2 Downtown Blooms Day volunteer event:
ALSO: Saturday, May 19 is also the annual kick-off day for Ann Arbor’s volunteer Adopt-A-Park program. For more information, please consult www.a2gov.org/adopt-a-park or phone 734.794.6627.
May 19, 2012 is also the same day as Ypsilanti's PRIDE Day. Please follow this web link for more information on that volunteer event!
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