Community Corner
Saturday: Outdoor Volunteering Opportunities in Golden Valley
This Saturday, Sept. 28, Valley Volunteer Day and the Lilac Planting Party still need volunteers to help out.
Looking for an opportunity to make a difference in your community? Here's a couple of volunteering opportunities in Golden Valley coming up this weekend:
• The sixth annual Lilac Planting Party is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, brings people together to implement a vision of lilacs, shrubs, and flowers along the sides of Highway 55 through Golden Valley. This year volunteers will restore lilac beds disturbed by recent construction/rehabilitation of the MCES sanitary sewer system along the north side of Hwy 55 between Douglas Drive and Glenwood Avenue.
Volunteers will meet at the Welcome Center, 6681 Country Club Drive (Gurstel Chargo). Registration is 8:30 to 9 a.m. and planting will be followed by a celebration lunch until 2 pm. Individuals and groups are welcome and you can register online.
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This grass-roots community beautification effort is a collaboration between Bridge Builders, the City of Golden Valley, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Community Roadside Landscaping Partnership Program.
• The third annual Valley Volunteer Day is also Saturday, Sept 28. It is an event that's planned and coordinated by a group of volunteers to fulfill needs around the community. Activities this year include: buckthorn busting from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Golden Valley Historical Society, 6731 Golden Valley Rd; pumpkin painting from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Peaceful Valley Montessori Academy, 5530 Golden Valley Rd; trail clearing from 9 a.m. to 11 am at the School of Engineering and Arts (SEA), 1751 Kelly Dr.; and trash pickup from 9 a.m to 11 a.m. at Glenview Terrace Park, 2351 Zenith Ave. N. and St Croix Park, 5850 St Croix Ave. N.Individuals and groups are welcome and you can register online.
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