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COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP & PAPER SHREDDING EVENT

COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Johnnycake Elementary School
5910 Craigmont Avenue
(On the parking lot near Vanderwood Road)
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
* Goodwill Industries will bring a truck to collect reusable
household items (clothing, toys, office equipment, furniture, etc.)
They will provide receipt on site for use by donor for tax
deductions as appropriate.
* With the growing menace of Identity Theft, the Board of Directors
proposed including Paper Shredding to the event this year as
an additional benefit to residents. Vangel Paper will conduct the
shredding on site from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The cost is paid
for through sponsorship by our Councilman, Tom Quirk.
Acceptable Items besides Trash and Household Items:
 * Brush/Yard Waste
 * Asphalt/Black Top
 * Containers (glass, plastic, tin cans, aluminum)
 * Concrete, rock
 * Paper/Cardboard
    Prohibited Items include:
  Explosives, flammable materials
  Acids, caustics, pesticides, chemicals
  Medical/radioactive waste
  Liquids or liquid waste
  Drums or tanks (unless clean and cut in half)
  Animal carcasses
  Large stumps
  Wood/logs greater than 8” in diameter and 6” in length
  Most large items that cannot be lifted manually

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