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Dates Set for Large Item Roundup and Citywide Garage Sale!
We are now heading into the fall season, and with that comes thoughts of fall cleaning……and Keep Whitehouse Beautiful is here to help! With two events, the Large Item Round up and the Citywide Garage Sale, we are going to help you to REDUCE, REUSE, and RECYCLE!
Items dropped off at the last Large Item Roundup in March 2011
The Whitehouse Large Item Roundup, formerly known as Clean Whitehouse Day, is scheduled for Saturday, October 22nd from 8:00am – 12:00pm at the Whitehouse Recycle Center. This is a twice yearly event sponsored by the City of Whitehouse and Keep Whitehouse Beautiful. According to Event Coordinator Eddie Ray, this event pulls in more unwanted items each year. “This is a great time to go through your house and find those items that are unsuitable for regular garbage pickup or recycling. Broken bikes and toys, old grills, rusted metal, mattresses and appliances are some of the more popular items we see”, states Ms. Ray. Tires are welcome too, for a $2 disposal fee. Yard waste, construction debris, paints and chemicals are NOT ALLOWED.
A Boy Scout troop participating in the Citywide Garage Sale in 2009
The Whitehouse Citywide Garage Sale is scheduled for Saturday, November 5th and just like last year, we hope to have numerous households and organizations holding garage sales. We will be blasting the date through media and the internet and if you are wanting to hold a sale that day, please send an e-mail to info@keepwhitehousebeautiful.com. We will add you to the list and start compiling a downloadable map for shoppers to help them navigate through Whitehouse the day of the sale. And keep checking back to this site regularly for updated information!
Volunteers needed for United Way Day of Caring – Friday, June 10th
Join other volunteers across Smith County for the 18th annual United Way of Tyler/Smith County Day of Caring on
Friday, June 10th.
On this day “volunteers will mobilize into work forces to provide hands-on help for non profit human service agencies”, according to the United Way. Volunteers can sign up for a project and/or non-profit that is near and dear to their hearts by filling out and faxing the Volunteer Sign Up form. A project list is listed below so you can choose which project/agency you’d like to help, including Keep Whitehouse Beautiful………..So grab your friends and coworkers and make this a day of caring!
Gardening for Wildlife Workshop – June 11, 2011 sponsored by Texas Parks & Wildlife
Texas Parks & Wildlife is offering a Gardening for Wildlife workshop on Saturday, June 11th. This workshop is geared for those who are interested in creating backyard, schoolyard or corporate park wildlife gardens. Topics will include:
- What is a wildscape?
- Benefits of urban wildlife
- Beneficial biodiversity thinning
- Composting
- Certification as a “Best of Texas Backyard Habitat”
This is a free workshop with a lunch as long as you register by June 8th. The workshop is from 9am – 5pm, and located at Texas Parks & Wildlife – 11942 FM 848, Tyler. RSVP to Irene Hamel at 903 566-5394. Click on the link below to view the flyer for more information.
Garage Sales Across Whitehouse – Saturday, April 9th
In keeping with the theme “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”, Whitehouse is doing just that! This Saturday, April 9th neighborhoods, churches, and individuals will be holding garage sales across the City.
Here are locations that are having garage sales on April 9th:
- Waterton subdivision yearly garage sale – off FM 346
- 1906 Golden Bay
- 103 Lee
- Pecanwood Apartments – 502 W. Main SALE both Friday, Saturday
- First Baptist Church is holding a garage sale at the building / parking lot south of the CVS on Hwy 110 from 8am – 2pm
- 1000 Bobwhite Lane (Quail Run subdivision)
- Mt. Carmel Baptist Church (off FM 344) sale both Friday and Saturday
Here are locations that are having garage sales on April 16th:
- Brittain Court subdivision (off CR 2133) from 8am – 2pm
List of Teams for the Don’t Mess With Texas Trash-Off
We’d like to thank in advance the many teams that have signed up to volunteer at the 2011 Don’t Mess With Texas Trash-Off this Saturday, April 2nd. We could not do this without you!
Adopt-A-Highway Teams
Mt Carmel Baptist Church
Residence Inn
UTT Pre Med / Dental Association
WHS First Ladies
Businesses
Brookshires
Southside Bank
Tri County Leader
Churches
Whitehouse Church of Christ
Whitehouse First Baptist Church
Whitehouse United Methodist Church
Community Groups
Boy Scout Troop 248
Cub Scout Pack 359 Den 8
Tyler Kiwanis
Whitehouse Chamber of Commerce
Individuals
WH City Council – Pat Powell
Mayor Danny Hogden
School Groups
Brown Elementary Student Council
Cain Elementary Student Council
Higgins Elementary
Stanton Smith Elementary Student Council
WHS Business Professionals of America
WHS Football Team
WHS Key Club
WHS NHS (National Honor Society)
Sub Developments
Richland Hills
Southpoint Road
Yarbrough Lane Neighborhood
We look forward to seeing everybody on Saturday morning!
