The final event of Clean Up Week will begin in Sunset Park on Saturday, May 13, from 9 a.m.-noon. Everyone is invited to come to the park and work together to show what being Storm Lake Proud means.
Tasks to be completed during Storm Lake Proud Week include:
Painting park benches
Painting picnic tables
Cleaning up debris in the parks
Mulching trees/plantings in the parks
Sealing wood sculptures
Washing art lighthouses
Cleaning ditches around the golf course
Cleaning up the Discovery Center
Picking up trash along the railroad – Dorinda to Memorial to Lakeshore
Clean up 13th and Magnolia area
Clean up water way near Memorial Ballfield
Volunteers should dress appropriately for outside work, including closed-toe shoes and gloves. Registration for volunteers will be set up at a picnic table in Sunset Park. Bags and other supplies will be provided.
Groups interested in longer term projects – such as adopting a park, beach, stormwater feature or downtown planter – are also welcome. Contact Kim Woltman at 712-732-8029 for more information. Other ideas for betterment projects are welcome.