P U B L I C S E R V I C E A N N O U N C E M E N T
A Neighborly Invitation of Friendship
~ CARING ABOUT OUR COMMUNITIES! ~
The JAYCEES of Kent County in Rhode Island
invite you to their
13th Annual ECOLOGY DAY Ceremony
Saturday May 1st, 2010
10:am – 1:pm
100 flowers will be planted to memorialize the
Station Nightclub Fire Victims
Armed Forces Personnel Honor Service Conducted
9/11 Remembrance P E A C E Ceremony
Town Proclamation ~ Tree City/USA Designation
General landscape activities, trail walking & community socializing
The JAYCEE CORRIDOR & ARBORETUM will be the site for this event
that forms the portal entrance to the senator Roch RIVERWALK
All groups, neighborhood associations, vets, scouts
are encouraged to attend with the general public
Community Service Credits are also provided!
-- Riverpoint COMMUNITY Park
intersection of Hay and Providence Streets at Rts. 115w/33 --
( along the West Bay Bike Path ~ Greenway )
~ Rain Date: 5/02/10 ~
Contact Information:
(401) 828-9191 e-mail: wwjayceeskc@aol.com
Webs: www.kentcountyjaycees.org www.usjaycees.org
T H A N K Y O U ! 
“ Bring Your Favorite Garden Tool ”
“ Bring Your Favorite Garden Tool ”
The Award-Winning JAYCEE CORRIDOR & ARBORETUM
The United States Junior Chamber was the first
National Non-Corporate Partner with ACS!
Rhode Island JAYCEES / Kent County Office
Click here to view the team page for Kent County RI JAYCEES! Thanks again!| March 30, 2010 National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) National Public Lands Day Program |
| Site of the Month The JAYCEES of Kent County, Rhode Island
National Public Lands Day 2009 |
 The Kent County Jaycees and a host of diverse community volunteers celebrated National Public Lands Day 2009 by sprucing up theJaycee's Riverwalk Corridor and Arboretum in the Riverport Community Park in W. Warwick, Rhode Island.
The town-owned arboretum is filled with hundreds of flowers, shrubs and trees and provides an enjoyable place to unwind for visitors and horticulturists alike. Since 1998, the Jaycees have been assigned the responsibility of managing and maintaining the park. The arboretum forms the portal entrance to the riparian buffer, the Senator Donald E. Roch Riverwalk, a nearly two-mile stretch of wilderness trail that meanders along the confluence of the Pawtuxet River - Rhode Island's longest waterway.
For the past five years, the Jaycees have recruited 80 to 100 volunteers from area colleges, schools, scout groups and other citizens to celebrate National Public Lands Day. Last September, teenagers, grandparents and everyone in between pitched in to care for the arboretum. They planted fall flowers, trimmed trees, pruned shrubs, restored planting beds, painted fences, shored up trails and maintained educational signs.
The United States Junior Chamber (Jaycees) gives young people between the ages of 18 and 41 the tools they need to build the bridges of success for themselves in the areas of business development, management skills, individual training, community service, and international connections. With the focus of the nation on volunteerism, from the smallest towns to the largest cities, the Jaycees are enlarging areas of opportunity for young people. The Jaycees are just one of many youth volunteer groups that pitch in on National Public Lands Day. NPLD also works with the Student Conservation Association, the Corps Network, City Year, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and many youth conservation corps across the country. |
The JAYCEE Corridor & Arboretum Service Workshopsis located at 110 Hay Street
~ Rts. 115/w & 33/e ~
W. Warwick , RI 02893
Our telephone number is (401)-828-9191
Yahoo! highway map to ARBORETUM |
From Route I-95 North:
- Take Exit 11 (also marked as Route I-295 North)
- Take Exit 1 to Route 113 West
- Turn left at Route 2 South and drive for approximately .7 of a mile
- Turn right on to Route 115 West
- Follow Route 115/W on Providence Street for approximately two miles
- Continue on Route 115, take right before Royal Mills Rotary (Red Caboose)
- Access Hay Street 500 feet - turn right into Riverpoint COMMUNITY Park
From Route I-95 South:
- Take Exit 12B to Route 113 West
- Turn left at Route 2 South and drive for approximately .7 of a mile
- Turn right on to Route 115 West
- Follow Route 115/W on Providence Street for approximately two miles
- Continue on Route 115, take left around Royal Mills Rotary (Red Caboose)
- Access Hay Street 500 feet - turn right into Riverpoint COMMUNITY Park
The JAYCEES will be holding a series of events in announcing their 40th Anniversary EARTH DAYMONTH schedule, in concert with the RI DEM making several grant awards to numerous groups across the state to highlight Earth Day and the value of the environment, and to recognize the importance of people improving the quality of life in their communities.
The JAYCEES were (recently notified) and featured as 'The Site of the Month' in March, 2010, by the National Environmental Education Foundation(NEEF) for their organizational participation and event management of the 2009 National Public Lands Day at their award-winning JAYCEE RiverwalkCorridor & Arboretum.
