Holiday Tree Collection

The City’s Department of Solid Waste Management will collect Christmas trees for recycling for all Solid Waste customers from January 5-30, 2009. Trees should be placed at the curb by 7 a.m. on residents’ normal household collection day. Trees taller than six feet should be cut in half. Residents should also remove all decorations, including tinsel, lights, garland, and ornaments, as well as stands, nails, and other hardware. Residents are also asked to not place trees in bags.

Christmas trees may also be dropped off at the City’s Waste Disposal & Recycling Center at 2115 East Club Boulevard, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., at no charge until January 30. Customers are asked to arrive at least 30 minutes before closing. Trees delivered after that date will be subject to the usual disposal fees

CAROLING FOR CANS ~ A GREAT SUCCESS!!!

The Caroling for Cans event was such a great success! Thank you to all the Grande Park residents that participated, both Caroling and donating! We had about 20 carolers!!!! And we collected a huge amount of donations for the Durham Rescue Mission! My mini-van was full!

Everything from canned food, diapers, hygiene items to Diabetes equipment, baby bottles and shampoo was donated! The Rescue Mission was very excited for the delivery and very appreciative! We hope to have this event annually, it really helped me, and hopefully others, get in the spirit of the holiday season! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

DON'T FORGET ITS TONIGHT!!!!

GRANDE PARK CAROLING FOR CANS

Please join the Grande Park Caroling for Cans event to benefit the Durham Rescue Mission. http://www.durhamrescuemission.org/

On Sunday, December 21, 2008, please place a donation of canned food or other needed items beside your mailbox. A group of Grande Park Carolers will be Caroling at those houses that have put a donation out. We will collect the items and bring them to the Rescue Mission for those that can really use them at this time.

We will be Caroling around sunset, so please have your cans out by 5pm that evening. If you would like to place luminaries out to light our way, please do so!

We will also be scouting out the BEST HOLIDAY DECORATED HOME again this year! A $25 gift card to Lowes will be awarded by the HOA to the home with the most spirit this holiday season!

If you would like to ‘Carol’ with us, or if you have any questions about Caroling for Cans or Holiday decoration contest, call Carol at
341-1174.

We would love to have as many people join us as possible!

Thank you and have a joyous holiday season!

Durham Fire Department Collects Toys In Exchange For Fire Truck Rides

This holiday season, Durham children will again have a little extra something to smile about thanks to an annual campaign by the City of Durham Fire Department (DFD).

The DFD is launching its 2008 Toys-4-Rides Campaign by giving free rides on their fire engines in exchange for new, unwrapped toys for children of all ages. On Saturday, December 13, and Sunday, December 14, citizens are asked to bring toys for children of all ages to either Fire Station #1, located at 139 E. Morgan Street, or Fire Station #2, located at 1001 Ninth Street, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Those who are unable to attend during the 2008 Toys-4-Rides Campaign, but still wish to participate, are encouraged to take toys to any local City of Durham Fire Station during business hours, from now until December 21.

The collected toys will be distributed to children in need throughout Durham County during the month of December. The DFD’s Toys-4-Rides is held in conjunction with the U.S. Marine's Toys-4-Tots Program.

For additional information on the 2008 Toys-4-Rides Campaign, contact Angelica Stroud, community relations coordinator and public information officer for the DFD, at (919) 560-4233, extension 242 or via e-mail at Angelica.Stroud@durhamnc.gov.