News Release from: City of Beaverton
BEAVERTON CITY LIBRARY COLLECTS MORE THAN 4,000 POUNDS OF FOOD DURING FOOD FOR FINES EVENT
Posted: May 10th, 2013 11:06 AM
Photo/sound file: http://www.flashalertnewswire.net/images/news/2013-05/1786/64170/Library_Photo.jpg (Residents turned in more than 4,200 pounds of food during Food for Fines week at the Beaverton City Library. This was the first year the city library offered this program.)
During the Beaverton City Library's Food for Fines food drive, library users donated 4,226 pounds of food. The Main library collected 3,601 pounds of food, while the Murray Scholls branch collected 625 pounds.
"I'm proud of our residents who came out to support our community," said Ed House, library director. "The most interesting thing is that we actually took in more money for fines and fees last week than the same week the year before. Food for Fines was a great success."
Fines and fees paid during this week came to $4,987.16, a $353.72 increase over last year.
All the food collected during the Food for Fines week was donated to the Oregon Food Bank West. The Main Library continues to have a regular food donation barrel located in the inner lobby for those who would like to continue to donate.
"We're thrilled with the outcome of the Food for Fines event," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "The goodwill this kind of project generates for the community helped remind folks to come in and clear up their overdue accounts."
For more information, please contact Ed House, library director, at 503-526-3705 or ehouse@BeavertonOregon.gov.
The Beaverton City Library, the second busiest library in the state, serves a population of approximately 142,000 (the population of Beaverton plus a portion of the unincorporated residents of Washington County). Each month, more than 84,000 people visit the library to check out nearly 300,000 items--circulating more than 3.5 million items annually. The library has two facilities, the Main Library and the Murray Scholls Branch, each open seven days per week.
In 2013, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in Oregon. Since 2007, Beaverton has been named one of the safest cities in the Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton was named one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communit
ies, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton.
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