For Immediate Release:
 May 07, 2009

Media Contact:
Owen Torres
owen.torres@miamidade.gov
 305-375-1545



Mayor Carlos Alvarez’s vinitiative sponsors
Metromover station cleaning and greening

Hands On Miami, City Year and Miami-Dade County Community Image Advisory Board Co-Host Cleaning and Greening Event

 


(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- On Saturday May 9, 2009, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez's V Initiative is sponsoring the Metromover Station Cleaning and Greening in partnership with Hands on Miami, City Year and the Miami-Dade County Community Image Advisory Board.  V is Mayor Carlos Alvarez's volunteer initiative, which draws on the collective efforts of government, business leaders and the community to make Miami-Dade County a better place to live.

City Year corps members along with volunteers from the above partners will participate in the cleanup greening of three metro mover stations  in preparation for International Pow Wow, the travel industry's premier trade show bringing more than 5,000 delegates from more than 70 countries to Miami.  International Pow Wow takes place May 16 through May 20, 2009. 

For additional information on the V Initiative, please visit www.iaminvolved.org.


Volunteer. Hands on Miami
 
Who: Mayor Carlos Alvarez’s V Initiative
Hands on Miami
City Year
Miami-Dade County Community Image Advisory Board.

What:Metromover Station Cleaning and Greening

When: May 09, 2009, 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

Where:Omni Metromover Station: 1455 Biscayne Boulevard
College/Bayside Metromover Station: 225 NE 3 Street
Eleventh Street Metromover Station: 1098 NE Second Avenue


 

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