Making Vaughan a greener place
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20-Minute Makeover brings
the community together to clean up the city
For more than a decade, the City of Vaughan has participated in 20-Minute Makeover – an annual environmental awareness program in support of Earth Day. More than 16,800 participants from 52 schools, 13 businesses, five community groups and 16 City of Vaughan departments took 20 minutes to collect litter in Vaughan during the event on Friday, April 22. It brings people together for a common cause to help make our communities greener and cleaner places.
For more than a decade, the City of Vaughan has participated in 20-Minute Makeover – an annual environmental awareness program in support of Earth Day. More than 16,800 participants from 52 schools, 13 businesses, five community groups and 16 City of Vaughan departments took 20 minutes to collect litter in Vaughan during the event on Friday, April 22. It brings people together for a common cause to help make our communities greener and cleaner places.
This
initiative supports goals outlined in Green Directions Vaughan, the Community
Sustainability and Environmental Master Plan, including being leaders in
advocacy and education on sustainability issues and significantly reducing the
amount of waste the City generates. This year’s event
was held in partnership with Pitch-In Canada, a national non-profit group
dedicated to the preservation and sustainable growth of our natural ecosystems
and communities.
Mayor Maurizio
Bevilacqua participated in a kick-off event today in Ward 2 with students and
staff from St. Andrews Catholic Elementary School. Vaughan Councillors also
attended community cleanup events at schools in their respective wards: St.
David Catholic Elementary School (Ward 1), St. Emily Catholic Elementary School
(Ward 3), St. Cecilia Catholic Elementary School (Ward 4) and Westminster Public
School (Ward 5).
For
more information about 20-Minute Makeover and to learn about Vaughan’s environmental initiatives, visit vaughan.ca/environment or email environment@vaughan.ca.