From: dbakingsport@googlegroups.com [mailto:dbakingsport@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul R. Vachon, CSI
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 11:33 AM
To: dbakingsport@googlegroups.com; paul@ammatn.com
Cc: 'Leslie Stevens'
Subject: [dbaKingsport: 91] Annual Downtown Kingsport Clean up
Dear downtown merchants and business owners,
Last year many volunteers helping with the Downtown Cleanup were wondering why the merchants and business owners were not participating in the cleanup. I tried to convey that several were, but we need the merchants and business owners to have a bigger presence, even if it means you’ve just washed your windows, swept the sidewalk and cleaned the alley behind your store. Many of you do this already, but if you don’t, this is a perfect time to help out. Place any garbage or weeds you collected along the street for public works to cleanup. Please pass this on to all other businesses in downtown Kingsport !!
When: Saturday May 22nd from 9am to 1pm (If you can’t help on this day, pick a day in the week leading up to the cleanup to participate. All trash bags will be picked up on Saturday from the sidewalks.
Where: Downtown Kingsport (We will meet at the corner of Market and Broad)
What: Sweeping, weeding, picking up trash, cleaning the graffiti that has appeared on our buildings, clearing out alley ways, cleaning windows, planting flowers or other plants to beautify our sidewalks, sprucing up your façade, and whatever else we can think of to make Downtown more beautiful.
Who: We need all Downtown businesses and merchants to participate. We also need you to involve your churches and youth groups, any civic clubs to which you belong, girl and boy scouts, environmental groups, ROTC, etc….
Why: Over 150,000 people will be visiting our Downtown over the summer to enjoy our wonderful merchants and restaurants and Racks by the Tracks, to the Twilight Alive concert Series, Bluegrass on Broad, the Arts Crawl, Fourth of July Parade and fireworks, Fun Fest Events, Mardi Gras, Evening with the Arts, Rail Grass, and the list goes on. Let us show them all that Downtown Kingsport has to offer.
Please let us know …
1. The areas you see that need special attention.
2. If you can pitch in to help provide food and drink, before or after the event. Water will already be provided.
3. Other suggestions for making this cleanup bigger, better, and longer lasting!
4. If you’d like to provide some door prizes, e.g. coupons, gift certificates, t-shirts with your logo, etc…, let Leslie Stevens with KKB know. (lstevens@kingsportchamber.org)
Thanks for your help!!!!
Paul Vachon
