5b Park Pride/Arbor Day Celebra CITY OF
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Todd Hoffman, Director of Parks and Recreation
FROM:
DATE:
Jerry Ruegemer, Recreation Supervisor
April 15, 1997
SUB J:
Park Pride/Arbor Day Celebration
This year's celebration will be held Saturday, April 26, at City Center Park. The day will
be filled with many fun activities and displays. Jill Sinclair, Environmental Resource
Specialist for the City of Chanhassen, has taken the lead role for this special event. I have
been assisting with physical arrangements, ordering prizes, and other miscellaneous
duties.
The environmental day will begin with local community groups cleaning our parks.
Groups will return back to City Hall at 11:00 a.m. for lunch and prizes. The afternoon
xvill feature with many informative displays with the event concluding at 3:00 p.m.
An event schedule has been included for your viewing pleasure.
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Event Schedule
9 am - 11 am
Adopt-A-Park
clean-up at neighborhood parks by local community groups
i1 am- Noon
Thank you luncheon for park clean-up groups at City Hall
Noon
Speech by mayor
Ceremonial tree planting
Noon - 4 pm City Hall
Ongoing dispiays:
Master Gardeners
Start Teikela
Wildlife Rehab and Release
Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District
Carver County Environmental Services
University of Minnesota Extension Service
University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
MN Dept. of Natural Resources - Forestry
The Mycological Society
Chanhassen Park Commission
Chanhassen Park Task Force
Local nurseries (Lotus Lawn and Garden, Halla Nursery)
Birdhouse building
Seedling give-away
City Hall open house
1:30 - 2:00 pm
2:30 - 3:00 pm
Raptor Center presentation in City Council chambers
Raptor Center presentation in City Council chambers