PRESS RELEASES - JUNE 2008

June 9, 2008

Community Volunteers Partner with City to Focus on Neighborhoods

Arlington Work Camp Begins This Week

Who: City of Arlington and Arlington Work Camp

What: To lend a helping hand by painting homes and cleaning residential properties.

When: Beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, June 9 through Wednesday, June 11

Where: Various residential properties in Arlington (see attachment)

Why: Instead of summer fun at a recreational camp, these groups are working. Youth ministries from area Churches of Christ are banning together to paint homes, provide yard cleanup and maintenance to the homes of citizens with special needs or financial hardships during the Arlington Work Camp. This is the third year the City of Arlington Community Services Department has partnered with the Arlington Work Camp to help identify homes and match volunteers with families in need. This week, approximately 10 homes will be cared for by teams comprised of 15 to 20 volunteers.

“Arlington Work Camp is a great opportunity for the young people involved to reach out to their community and share their time and energy,” says Community Services Inspector Casey Hill. “If we can help link a resource with a need, then everyone wins and the community becomes better.”

Non-profit service organizations looking for neighborhood improvement projects this summer can call the Community Services Department at 817-459-6777, ext. 4111, or e-mail Casey.Hill@arlingtontx.gov.