GO GREEN AND CLEAN! -Cleaning up Chisinau day

Posted by Rodica Negura

“Cleaning up Chisinau” is a project organized by the organizations Youth Generation, ADVIT, Art Labyrinth and AVI, aiming to promote ecology and recycling by gathering people to clean up the city. The project is a one day event, taking place on April 24th 2010, 12.00 – 21.00, and will include cleaning parks in each of the districts of the city, as well as a free concert for the people who helped clean. At 12.00, the start of the event, there will be four different meeting points, which will gather four different teams. Participants are free to go to the meeting point they prefer and there will be a responsible waiting for them, assisting them with trash bags, plastic gloves for cleaning up the parks. At the end of the afternoon all cleaning teams will go together to clean Parcul Trandafirilor. After the collective cleaning of Parcul Trandafirilor all participants are invited to concert with local bands at the cultural organization Art Labyrinth as thank for their help.
We truly hope for your cooperation and looking forward to see you Cleaning up Chisinau!
Best Regards
AVI, ADVIT, Art Labyrinth and Youth Generation
Programme
12.00 – 15.00 cleaning four different parks (4 different teams)
1. Parcul Riscani (North part)
Meeting point: Str. Alecu Russo and Str. Nicolai Dimo
2. Parcul Riscani (South Part)
Meeting point: Str. Alecu Russo and Str. Nicolai Dimo
3. Parcul Buiucani
Meeting Point: Str. Nicolae H. Costin and str. Ghibu
4. Parcul Valea Morilor
Meeting point: Str. Mateevici, Casa minoritatilor
15.00 – 16.00 all teams go to Parcul Valea Trandafirilor
16.00 – 18.00 everybody cleans Parcul Valea Trandafirilor together
Meeting point: Str. Valea Trandafirilor, Carusel
18.30 – 21.00 Concert at Art Labyrinth, Parcul Valea Trandafirilor (free entrance for people who cleaned)

“Cleaning up Chisinau” is a project organized by the organizations Youth Generation, ADVIT, Art Labyrinth and AVI, aiming to promote ecology and recycling by gathering people to clean up the city. The project is a one day event, taking place on April 24th 2010, 12.00 – 21.00, and will include cleaning parks in each of the districts of the city, as well as a free concert for the people who helped clean. Read more…

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