Earth Day Event A Community Success

POSTED 5/14/10

Kids planting a tree

Public Works Director Steve Stadler assists kids from Engaging Raspberry Renters in planting a tree at Oakes Park

The City of Hopkins would like to recognize those community groups who volunteered to clean up various parts of the city to commemorate Earth Day 2010. Numerous volunteers picked up several miles of trails and roadsides, cleaned parks, and planted trees.

Highlights from this year’s activities include:

  • Engaging Raspberry Renters, a group created in 2009 as part of the City’s initiative to engage the rental community in Hopkins, planted a tree and cleaned up Oakes Park.
  • Opportunity Partners, a non-profit that supports people with special needs, provided nine people to clean up in Central Park.
  • As part of its “Watch Hopkins Rugby Grow” fundraiser, Hopkins Royals Rugby sold over 50 trees to be planted in Hopkins and adjoining suburbs.
  • Hopkins Jaycees cleaned up along Excelsior Blvd from Hwy 169 east to Colorado Avenue.
  • The City of Hopkins “Green Team” cleaned up along the Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional trail from Highway 7 south to Mainstreet. The Green Team is a group of City employees that meets monthly to implement new ways to make the City more environmentally-friendly.
  • Despite less than ideal weather, Boy Scout Troop #123 and a team of Walgreens employees and their family members showed up the Sunday after Earth Day to clean up in the Blake Road Neighborhood. This project was initiated by the Blake Road Community Collaborative.
  • As an environmentally friendly fundraiser, the Hopkins Lions Club assembled and sold over 40 rain barrels to residents.
  • Seth Asleson cleaned up Valley Park.
  • SUPERVALU hosted its second annual Earth Day event at its Hopkins facility. The focus this year was on recyclable packaging, organic foods, and the event also showcased city and county green initiatives. Don Shelby was the featured speaker.

The City proudly recognizes all who participated in Earth Day, for their dedication to taking a proactive role in shaping the future of our environment and in protecting Hopkins’ precious natural resources. The City will continue to encourage any opportunity to protect and preserve Hopkins’ natural environment through education, partnerships, and positive actions.

For more information about the event or environmentally-friendly partnerships with the City of Hopkins, please contact Green Team member Debbie Sperling at dsperling@hopkinsmn.com or 952-548-6302.

 

Contacts

  • Executive Secretary

    952-548-6302