Service Project

MLK Day of Service: Fish Creek Cleanup

January 29, 2022

08:00 AM - 01:00 PM CST

DFW Platoon

Event overview

Please join TMC and the Dallas/Fort Worth Platoon for an Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Project. Volunteers will be participating in the 4th annual Fish Creek Clean Up Challenge, beautifying 8 miles of the Fish Creek Linear Trail. Volunteers will meet at Fish Creek Neighborhood Park and disperse from there along the 8 miles of linear trail. In previous years volunteers removed up to 8 1/2 tons of trash from Fish Creek, Fish Creek Linear Trail, connected parks, and surrounding wooded areas. With support from the City of Arlington and the City of Grand Prairie, all volunteers will need to do is bag it up and get it to the paved trail or nearest sidewalk. Check-in will start at 8. The cleanup will begin at 8:30. Lunch afterward starting at noon. Come for 30 minutes or all day. Some picking tools will be provided as well as bags and gloves. With 8 miles there is LOTS of room to social distance! Masks are at the discretion of each volunteer per local and state guidelines.

Type

Service Project

What To Wear

TMC blues, Clothes that can get dirty, Cold weather, Closed-Toe Shoes

Accessibility

Uneven terrain;Handicap Parking available;Jobs available for persons with limited mobility

What to Bring

Bring your family, friends, neighbors, group or individually; all helping hands and glad hearts are appreciated for all day or 30 minutes. There are only a small limited number of picking tools available. If you must have a picking tool, feel free to bring one with you or show up early before they're all gone. All tools must be returned.

Event Contact

When and where

Date

January 29, 2022

Time

08:00 AM - 01:00 PM (CST)

Location

Fish Creek Neighborhood Park

2121 Havenwood Drive
Arlington, TX

Parking Information

Free parking on-site

2121 Havenwood Dr. Arlington, Texas 76018.

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