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Extreme Clean Fall – SATURDAY!

Wells Branch Maintenance Yard

13905 Thermal • 8am-5pm

Extreme Clean October for web copyThere are specific times for certain events and there have been some changes to what we normally accept. Please see below or download the attached PDF for details –
• Drug Take Back – 8am-NOON ONLY
• Shredding – IN-District & Brattonwood – 8am-1pm ONLY
• Habitat for Humanity – 8am-2pm ONLY
• Easter Seals – 8am-4pm ONLY
⇒Clothing, shoes & linen donations benefit both Easter Seals and Connally High School Project Graduation.
⇒ All other household items go directly to Easter Seals.
⇒When bringing clothing, please indicate whether your donation is for Easter Seals or Homeless Distribution.
• Hotel Toiletries, Socks, Gently Used Coats for the Homeless – 8am-4pm
⇒As noted above, if your donation is for the Homeless, please indicate so when dropping it off.
⇒For a list of accepted items, visit: http://www.atxahh.com/p/donate.html
• Bulk Trash – IN-District ONLY – 8am-5pm
• Batteries, Paint & Antifreeze – IN-District ONLY – 8am-5pm
• Electronics – 8am-5pm
• Metal Recycling – 8am-5pm

*****Most notably, we will no longer be able to accept OIL of any type (cooking or motor), Styrofoam, Household Chemicals or Cleaners, or Car/Boat batteries.

However, we have made arrangements with McSpadden’s Automotive on Wells Branch Parkway for direct recycling of OIL. They will be accepting used (or unused) motor oil from 8am-4pm Saturday • (512) 989-2878 • www.mcspaddenautomotive.com

CMC Metal Recycling at 1704 Howard Lane will take Car & Boat Batteries (and pay you for them). Unfortunately, they are only open from 8am-5pm, M-F • 512-251-3407 • CMCRecyclingNorthAustin@cmc.com

This quarter, we will be repurposing Yard Chemicals at 2606 Tracy Trail instead of the Alpha Collier location. Bring fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides between 8am-5pm. Items must be in non-leaking containers and clearly labeled. Please stack with like products for repurposing via freecycle.com, craigslist and WB Google.

Please call 512-656-0654 if you have any questions.

Fall Youth Fishing        Tournament

October 10 • 9am-Noon • Mills Pond

Photo by Madonna Johnson
Photo by Madonna Johnson

Wells Branch MUD hosts the annual youth fishing tournament for ages 17 and under from 9am to noon at Mills Pond.  Enrollment into the tournament is free for all youth and trophies and prizes will be awarded.  Equipment will be provided for those anglers who show up without.  The MUD will have fishing poles, hooks and bait.  Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will stock the pond a week prior to the event.  All state fishing regulations apply.

Wells Branch
Elementary Health
& Wellness Fair

WBE Health Fair Full Page Flyer 1 copysubmitted by Tara Fisher-Muñoz

Hello neighbors! We would like to invite you to our Health and Wellness Fair at Wells Branch Elementary on Tuesday, October 13th from 6:30-8:00pm.  It’s going to be so much fun and educational!!  Here’s a sneak peek of what we are going to have:

•  Sustainable Food Center (making a veggie monster/veggie sampling)
•  Go Green Team PTA WBE (make a rainbow fruit skewer and healthy smoothie samples)
•  Plant-based diet info with Vicky Linsalata
•  Drum circle with Positive Repercussions (how fun is that?!)
•  Natural Grocers (a 15-minute talk about nutrition)
•  Brain Growth and Development with our awesome school counselors
•  Fighting Fit (keeping active)
•  Boneshakers (Bike rodeo!)
•  Garden activities with Dianne Koehler
•  Green Corn Project activity
•  Austin Eco Network (all things Eco!)
•  WB Run Club (come hear about how you can join this fun run club right in the neighborhood)
•  WB MUD Rec Center activities (so many great activities offered through our Rec Center!)
•  YWCA (how to calm down and focus and more)
•  Action for Healthy Kids
•  Haute Health and Beauty
•  Tae Kwon Do with Master Pak
•  White Cloud Teas
•  Arbonne — gluten-free shake samples
•  Plexus — sugar activity
•  Dental and medical providers and more!

We are also having a raffle of lots of giveaways, such as gift certificates, cookbooks, my own handcrafted Vida Green products, cooking supplies and more! So, come and join us next Tuesday, October 13th from 6:30-8 for this super fun & FREE event!!