City To Thank Neighborhood Volunteers At Appreciation Picnic

Posted 06/08/09

The City of Moline is saying thank you to the many volunteers who are helping to make Moline a better place. Family members of all Neighborhood Group Associations, Adopt-A-Street, Adopt-A-Park, and Neighborhood Watch volunteers are invited to attend a Volunteer Appreciation Picnic on Saturday, June 13, from 11 – 2 pm, at Browning Park, 15th Street & 22nd Avenue.

Volunteers and their families will enjoy an afternoon of food and fun, and will be presented with a Certificate of Appreciation. Certificates will be presented at 12:30 pm The appreciation picnic is sponsored by the City of Moline Neighborhood Partnership Committee, with food provided courtesy of neighborhood businesses. This is the fourth annual appreciation picnic that Moline has hosted.

“Our volunteers can’t be commended enough for what they do for the community,” said Brad Hauman, Moline’s Neighborhood Improvement Officer. “The volunteer picnic is just a small way to say thank you. These volunteers’ extraordinary efforts are essential in making the City of Moline a better place to live, work and play.”

Currently, the City of Moline has nine established neighborhood associations. These associations have held neighborhood clean-ups days, planted flowers, enhanced neighborhood parks, improved sidewalks, installed motion lights in alleys, installed neighborhood signs, and launched neighborhood newsletters.

The Adopt-A-Street program has 17 volunteer groups who work throughout the year to keep Moline streets litter free. The Adopt-A-Park program has 23 volunteer groups whose efforts enhance and improve Moline’s neighborhood parks. Volunteers for both Adopt-A-Street and Adopt-A-Park include organizations, associations, families and individuals.