HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2013-03-19 Rain Barrel workshops
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Leesburg Environmental Advisory Commission Sponsors
Rain Barrel Workshops
Leesburg residents can receive $20 discount on rain barrel purchase
Leesburg, VA (March 19, 2013) – The Loudoun Soil and
Water Conservation District, in partnership with the
Leesburg Environmental Advisory Commission (EAC), will
offer four rain barrel workshops in Leesburg during April
and May. While the workshops are open to all, Leesburg
residents may receive a discount on the rain barrel
purchases, through a Town of Leesburg program
sponsored by the EAC.
The rain barrel workshops will be held at Tuscarora
Creek Park (425 Solitude Court SE). The workshop date
and times are:
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• Tuesday April 16, at 6:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 17, at 6:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 14, at 6:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 15, at 6:00 p.m.
Interested parties can either make a rain barrel to take home or purchase a pre‐made barrel.
The barrels are available in black or terra cotta red. Each workshop will last approximately one
hour (participants need to attend only one workshop). The rain barrel kits to make a barrel at a
workshop are $57.75 each; the pre‐made barrels are $73.50 each (all prices include tax). As a
bonus, Leesburg residents may receive a $20 discount on the purchase of a rain barrel as an
incentive to promote water conservation. There are a limited number of discounts that will be
given on a first‐come first‐serve basis (limit two per household).
Participants are reminded to dress appropriately if they will be constructing their own barrels.
A registration form can be downloaded from the Loudoun Soil and Water Conservation District
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website at www.loudounsoilandwater.org. For more information and to register please call
Suzanne Brown, Education Outreach Specialist for the Loudoun Soil and Water Conservation
District, at 571‐918‐4530, ext. 105.
Contact:
Irish Grandfield
Senior Planner
igrandfield@leesburgva.gov
703‐771‐2766
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