City to host a Community Graffiti Clean-Up/Education Day on 2/22

City of Santa Ana, Orange County’s Downtown

Community Alert: City of Santa Ana Scheduled to Host a Community Graffiti Clean-up/Education Day

SANTA ANA, CA (February 6, 2014) – In promoting the City’s graffiti abatement efforts, Santa Ana Public Works in collaboration with residents, community volunteers/ organizations, and city contracted graffiti removal crews will host a Community Graffiti Clean-up and Education Day. Graffiti Protective Coatings will provide materials and supplies for the graffiti abatement. Coffee and donuts will also be given along with T-shirts for the first 100 volunteers who pre-register. The graffiti clean-up day will begin at Carl Thornton Park’s, Kiwanis Barrier Free Park Amphitheatre and will proceed throughout the park and various surrounding neighborhoods.

What: COMMUNITY GRAFFITI CLEAN-UP and EDUCATION DAY
When: Saturday, February 22, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Where: Carl Thornton Park – Kiwanis Barrier Free Park Amphitheatre
(North Side of Thornton Park – S. Linda Way at Adams Street)  1701 W. Segerstrom, Santa Ana

Note: Pre-Registration necessary – (714) 647-3306 or email !Graffiti@santa-ana.org

On or before Wednesday, February 19, 2014.

(*March 15 – Alternate Date in Case of Weather Cancellation)

Contact: Danell Mercado – 714-647-3308.

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Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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