Residents Pitch in For Vaughan's 20-Minute Makeover

April 28, 2014 12:00 p.m.

​April 28, 2014

Vaughan residents took 20 minutes on Friday, April 25 to clean up litter in the community for the annual 20-Minute Makeover. More than 17,000 people from local schools, businesses and citizens groups participated in the event in honour of Pitch-In Canada Week and Earth Day.
 
Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua joined students and staff from Herbert H. Carnegie public school for this year’s kick-off event. Free garbage bags were provided by the City and plastic gloves were donated by Tim Hortons. This year, 45 schools, nine businesses and City of Vaughan staff participated in the 20-Minute Makeover.
 
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“The City of Vaughan continues to demonstrate environmental leadership and commitment to the protection of our local environment with another successful 20-Minute Makeover. By leading by example, promoting environmental awareness and working together to reduce our impacts on the environment, we will improve the health and prosperity of our community and ensure a more sustainable future for Vaughan.”
– Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua
 
QUICK FACTS
  • City Councillors also attended events at schools in each ward: Michael Cranny elementary school (Ward 1), Lorna Jackson Public School (Ward 2), St. Michael the Archangel Catholic elementary school (Ward 3) and Wilshire elementary school (Ward 5).
  • 20-Minute Makeover is an annual event held in support of Earth Day activities.
  • This year the event was organized by the City of Vaughan in partnership with Tim Hortons and Pitch-In Canada, a national non-profit group dedicated to environmental initiatives.
  • The event supports expanded community environmental engagement as part of a broader City-wide environmental effort under Green Directions Vaughan, the City’s Community Sustainability and Environmental Master Plan.
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 Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua and Herbert H. Carnegie school students at 20-Minute Makeover event
 
 
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