The City of Kenmore will host the annual Jack V. Crawford ‘Courtesy is Contagious in Kenmore’ Day park cleanup event on Oct. 22 in honor of Kenmore’s first Mayor Jack V. Crawford. Volunteers are needed to help with mulching, planting, weeding, and picking up trash from 9 a.m. to noon at Log Boom Park, located at 17415 61st Ave NE.
In 2009, City Council proclaimed Oct. 22 “Courtesy is Contagious in Kenmore” Day as an annual observance in honor of Crawford, who passed away in December 2008. Crawford served on the Kenmore City Council from the City’s incorporation in August 1998 through December 2005. During his Council tenure, he held the position of Kenmore’s first Mayor from 1998 through 1999; and held the position of Deputy Mayor from 2000 through 2001.
In 2008, while serving as the president of the Kenmore Heritage Society, Crawford played a key role in developing the Kenmore History Path at Log Boom Park. The Heritage Society dedicated the path to Crawford in August 2009. The skate court at Kenmore City Hall is also named after Crawford.
Participants are asked to bring work gloves; other tools will be provided. Adults can register on site and any volunteer under 18 years of age must preregister.
For more information, contact Volunteer and Events Supervisor Sarah Sandquist at ssandquist@kenmorewa.gov or 425-398-8900.
