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ANAHEIM PUBLIC UTILITIES, ANGELS BASEBALL
TEAM UP FOR WATER AWARENESS MONTH
ANAHEIM, CA (May 5, 2008) - To help celebrate Water Awareness Month in the City of Anaheim, the Angels are honoring the winners of Anaheim Public Utilities’ 18th annual Water Conservation Poster Contest. The young artists from Anaheim elementary schools will receive trophies on Tuesday, May 27, during a pre-game ceremony on the field prior to the 7:05 p.m. game against the Detroit Tigers.
There were a total of 427 poster entries from 20 different Anaheim public and private schools this year. The winning posters will be exhibited in the lobby of City Hall West, 201 S. Anaheim Blvd., for the entire month of May. They may also be viewed by Clicking Here.
On May 6, the Anaheim City Council will officially proclaim May as Water Awareness Month in Anaheim. During this time, Anaheim Public Utilities will be participating in several events to raise awareness of the importance of conserving and protecting the most precious natural resource. To jump-start Water Awareness Month, Utilities hosted the first of four Saturday Home Gardeners California Friendly Landscape Workshops for Anaheim residents on April 26 at the Downtown Community Center. The final workshop is May 17. An outdoor water management workshop for Anaheim businesses is also scheduled for May 16 at City Hall West.
On May 8 and May 22, Utilities will staff a booth at the Downtown Farmer’s Market to distribute free water-saving devices such as low-flow showerheads, adjustable hose nozzles and faucet aerators. Customers will also have the opportunity to speak to Anaheim staff members about the benefits available to them through the many water- and energy-saving programs Anaheim has to offer.
For the sixth straight year, Utilities will once again sponsor Anaheim teams in the Metropolitan Water District’s Solar Cup Boat Races. Canyon High School and Anaheim High School’s Transportation Academy are among the 43 schools competing at this year’s event, May 16-18, at Lake Skinner near Temecula. The Solar Cup is an educational program where students build their own solar-powered boats and prepare technical reports. This year, they will present a visual display that will solve a local or regional water issue.
By offering several water-efficiency programs, Utilities encourages its customers to use water wisely. For more information about water conservation programs, call 765-4256 or Click Here.### ABOUT ANAHEIM PUBLIC UTILITIES For more than 100 years, Anaheim Public Utilities has served Anaheim water and electric customers with low rates and reliable service. Anaheim Public Utilities is Orange County's only publicly owned water and electric utility.
ABOUT ANAHEIM The City of Anaheim, founded in 1857, is one of the nation’s premier municipalities and is California’s 10th most populous city. Anaheim covers 50 square miles with more than 345,500 residents and more than 2,100 City employees. The municipal corporation’s annual budget is $1.3 billion. Anaheim supports a thriving business community with companies such as CKE Restaurants, Inc., L-3 Communications, Pacific Sunwear, and Disneyland Resort. Successful sports franchises call Anaheim home, including Angels Baseball, Anaheim Ducks, Anaheim Arsenal, and the 2008 Olympic Gold Medal winning USA Men's Volleyball team. Anaheim also boasts world-class meeting and entertainment venues with the Anaheim Convention Center, the largest on the west coast, Honda Center, The Grove of Anaheim, Anaheim GardenWalk, and Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Annually, Anaheim welcomes millions of visitors to the city, truly making it where the world comes to live, work and play. For more information, please visit www.anaheim.net.
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