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1049 State Ave. * Marysville, Washington 98270 * (360) 363-8000 * web: marysvillewa.gov Office of the Mayor News Release Contact: Doug Buell, Community Information Officer Office: (360) 363-8086 Cell: (425) 754-3641 Email: [EMAIL REDACTED] Sept. 27, 2012 Mayor honors Marysville First Assembly of God Church members for “I Heart Marysville” community cleanup campaign MARYSVILLE – Mayor Jon Nehring is proud to honor Marysville First Assembly of God Church members as Volunteers of the Month for their “I Heart Marysville” cleanup campaign earlier this summer. During the week of Aug. 6-10, 130 volunteers, including 40 youth of all ages, participated in Church’s “I Heart Marysville” campaign in a pledge to set a good example of taking care of the community they call home. At the Sept. 24 City Council meeting where Lead Pastor Nik Baumgart and Media and Communications Pastor Daniel Livengood accepted the honor, the Mayor praised the Church members for their mission to serve where they live. Nehring repeated comments made earlier by Children’s Pastor Fawnda Faucett when she said, “We live here, we work here, our kids go to school here and we worship here, so we want to help our community in any way we can. Through our “I Heart Marysville” campaign, we wanted to clean up Marysville and make it look the same way that we feel about it. “Those are encouraging words, and I couldn’t agree more,” Nehring says. The campaign included: Clearing thistles and weeds, and trimming overgrown plants at Grove Elementary School Landscaping improvements at Grove Elementary and Marysville-Pilchuck High School, repainting buildings, re-roofing and repairing Little League ball field dugouts at Marysville Middle School and removing graffiti from the scoreboards Spread play chips to improve six city parks: Jennings, Youth Peace Park, Cedarcrest Vista Park, Tuscany Park, Foothills Park and Verda Ridge Park Spread landscape bark at City Hall and the Public Safety Building In total, Marysville First Assembly Church volunteers installed 150 cubic yards of play chips and 70 yards of landscape bark. Pictured from left, Media and Communications Pastor Daniel Livengood, Mayor Jon Nehring and Lead Pastor Nik Baumgart. ---PAGE BREAK--- 1049 State Ave. * Marysville, Washington 98270 * (360) 363-8000 * web: marysvillewa.gov This is by no means the only volunteer service that Marysville First Assembly has given back to the community. Their popular “Got Trash Day” event was part of the City’s community Clean Sweep Week activities earlier this year. The Church filled more than a dozen industrial containers to help residents get rid of old throw-away items as part of their own spring cleaning around the house, Nehring says. The Church has helped with numerous Parks and Recreation efforts, too. Do you know an unsung hero or group that you would like to nominate for volunteer of the month for making a difference in the community? Visit the city website at http://marysvillewa.gov/volunteerofthemonth.