On your mark,
get set, Dash!
Saturday, June 16, will feature the third annual
downtown-Orange Dash for Trash clean-up. Clean-Up teams will start promptly at
9:00 a.m. at the Train Station on Short Street where participant teams and individuals
can grab garbage bags and gloves and dash into downtown Orange to participate
in a litter-collecting scavenger hunt called... the Dash for Trash!
Teams of litter pickers will scour the town for cigarette butts, used
batteries, old hub caps and cans to rack up points. Each type of litter has a
different value associated with it. The teams that show the most spirit,
collect the most recyclables and accumulate the most points will win cash
prizes of $150 for First Place, $100 for Second and $50 for Third.
The Dash for Trash is an event that
is co-sponsored by the Orange Downtown Alliance and the Orange County Litter
Control Committee. Dash for Trash gives residents, families, clubs, businesses,
and organizations the opportunity to help clean up downtown Orange while
enjoying some friendly competition with other teams. It is a community spirit
builder and is fun for all involved. Dash for Trash is aimed at preventing
future littering through increased awareness of Orange County's anti-litter
laws and by the good example the participants will set that day. Teams are
required to register with ODA if they wish to participate.
Registration will start at the
Train Station at 8a. Teams will be released at 9a and have two hours to collect
trash and then report back at the Train Station where the points will be
counted. The cash prizes will be awarded to the winning teams that evening at
the Trashy Ribs and Blues Festival at 6p.
For more information, contact Ron
Rose at rrose@orangecountyva.gov or
Jeff Curtis at director@orangedowntownalliance.org
