I know you have heard of recycle, right? This event is about exchanging outgrown school clothes for larger sizes……FREECYCLE.

How does it work? You bring in any school size clothes from first grade to high school and get a ticket to receive an equal amount in the exact size you need. In other words, bring in one item, take one item home. Forget the tax free weekend…..this is just plain FREE. School Supplies and backpacks also welcome.

Location: Josey Lake Ranch Library

Time: Drop off items from 10:00am to 3:30pm and then pick up from 4:00-5:30pm

Volunteers are welcome to help sort clothes. Receipts can be provided should you just want to donate clothes to CCA. All clothes not selected will be donated to Christian Community Action who has a new location at 3050 N. Josey Lane at Frankford. Any books will be donated to the library.

Please NO socks or undergarments. NO toys can be accepted due to recall issues.

All items must be suitable for continued wear and laundered before bringing. Volunteers will be reviewing all items and have the right to refuse any item.

BUILD and RACE your corrugated dream boat!

 Have FUN, and WIN great prizes!

Amateur boat builders of all ages are challenged to design, build and navigate boats made entirely of corrugated cardboard.

Spectators are encouraged to bevy to this event to see courageous crews race the brine shrimp of Thomas Pool!

   The Rules

1. Have Fun – Safely!
2. Boat hulls must be constructed entirely of recycled corrugated cardboard.  Any thickness of cardboard is permitted. Caulking and duck tape may be used, but only in seams and edges.  CANNOT USE the following: waxed cardboard, carpet tubes and barrels, two-part epoxy glue, fiberglass, plastic, wood, rubber, foam, cellular, paint or flotation materials are not allowed in hull construction!  The boat must float because it is a boat, not because it contains materials that float!
3. At least 50% of the hull exterior must be corrugated cardboard only.  No wrapping of the entire hull with duct tape, plastic, shrink-wrap, or other materials!
4. Boats are to be propelled by oars, paddles, or sails and must hold one person.  Oars, paddles, sails, mast, steering devices, propulsion systems and attachments of these devices/systems may be constructed of materials other than cardboard.  No poling (as in using long poles to push your boat).  No motors allowed!  
5. Crew must retrieve all boat parts/pieces from the water at the conclusion of the race.
6. If you have any questions, refer to Rule #1 !
7. Violators of these rules shall be branded “pirates” and stripped of any awards.

The Awards

±  Fastest Boat

±  Most Spirited Crew

±  Most Spectacular Sinking (If any boats sink?!)

 IF you are interested in participating in event, then please send an email to cathysphr@verizon.net for registration. Registration is FREE…. Please send team name, name and age of team members, and contact information. You must register PRIOR to event to participate.

Event starts at 9:00am promptly. We will determine races based on age and number of participants.

Don’t have a clue how to build a boat…..just google it, there are thousands of pages and pictures on how to do it.

More details to come…

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Lots of exciting things are happening! The work day to complete Phase I, has been set for Saturday, February 27, with two shifts, 9-12 a.m. and 1-4 p.m (weather permitting). On Saturday we plan on building and preparing the beds for Phase I. All the beds in this phase are spoken for and we are taking names for the waiting list for Phase II. Any work not completed on Saturday will be finished in the afternoon of Sunday, February 28.

The board met on Wednesday, Jan. 27 and decided to plan for a late February work party to start putting the garden plots together. We are starting to get commitments from businesses in our community. Check out our sponsor list on this page.

Your local community garden is about to sprout! The Giving Garden of Carrollton is located near the intersection of Hebron Parkway and Old Denton Road, just south of the Krogers and behind the Aldersgate UMC.
The goals and objectives of the community garden are to provide a sustainable community garden opportunity for the citizens of Carrollton and to provide donations of produce tor local charitable organizations.? In support of these goals gardeners will donate fifty (50) percent of their produce to local charitable organizations. ?The Giving Garden gardners will find a welcoming environment with infrastructure provided to support their gardening goals. ?Individual beds, 4′ x 20′ feet, are available for a $25 annual fee. Half beds are also available.? Tax deductible cash contributions may be made through Keep Carrollton Beautiful.
We are in the beginning stages and need your help. ?If you have any of the items below you would like to donate or are a small business who would like to partner locally and can provide a professional service please contact us Willie Lane at?garden@kcbadmin.org.

Needs List

**Wood, soil and compost estimates are for 20 beds.**

* ? ? ? Cedar boards ?2in ?x 8in ?x 20ft – 1500 linear feet
* ? ? ? 160 steel angle irons with screws to secure cedar boards
* ? ? ? 20 cu yds (500 cu ft) of compost (organic)
* ? ? ? 20 cu yds (500 cu ft) of topsoil
* ? ? ? 40 cu yds (1000 cu ft) cu ft mulch
* ? ? ? Weed fabric ?(1200 sq ft)
* ? ? ? 10 garden hoses – minimum 25 feet each
* ? ? ? Wheel barrows (3)
* ? ? ? Watering cans
* ? ? ? Picnic table
* ? ? ? Storage shed – 10 ft x 8 ft or larger
* ? ? ? Hand tools (shovels, hoes, spading forks, rakes, trowels, hammer)
* ? ? ? Rain barrels
* ? ? ? PVC pipe Schedule 40 ? inch ?200 ft

With the assistance of Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Keep Carrollton Beautiful, the City of Carrollton, and numerous volunteers, Carrollton’s first community garden is taking shape. The garden will be located behind Aldersgate UMC, 3926 Old Denton Road, between the church and Kroger (at the corner of Old Denton and Hebron).

This presentation was created and delivered by Willie Lane.

For more information about the community garden, contact?Cindy@kcbadmin.org or Amy at?Amy@kcbadmin.org

Or, you can contact the entire garden committee (Cindy, Amy, Woody, Willie, Terrie, & Kirsten) at?garden@kcbadmin.org

For more information, contact?Cindy@kcbadmin.org or Amy at?Amy@kcbadmin.org

Or, you can contact the entire garden committee (Cindy, Amy, Woody, Willie, Terrie, & Kirsten) at?garden@kcbadmin.org

 City of Carrollton