Monday is '812 Day' in Evansville. Here are a few ways ways to celebrate
EVANSVILLE — Monday, Aug. 12 will be "812 Day" in the city, celebrating Evansville on a day marked by the local area code.
City leaders, alongside the Evansville Flag Group and local businesses, will celebrate with multiple events focused on pride in Evansville, according to a news release from Mayor Stephanie Terry's office.
Here are few of the ways the city wants residents to celebrate.
Flag raising, community cleanup
First, the city will raise its new flag at 9 a.m. in front of the Civic Center. Then the mayor and other city officials and employees will start the first segment of their "Block-by-Block" initiative.
"Beginning at (10 a.m.), city officials – along with any community volunteers who wish to join – will meet at Hope City Church, then will walk several blocks of Jacobsville," the news release states. "They will go door-to-door, offering information on government services and how to access them."
Members of the Evansville Police Department will join the walk, too.
"All present will clean trash, cut grass, conduct minor tree-trimming and otherwise clean up the neighborhood," the release states.
Terry said the administration has spent a couple of weeks knocking on doors in Jacobsville learning how they can help.
"We thought it was appropriate that we launch this Block-by-Block cleanup effort on 812 Day," Terry said is quoted as saying in the release. "A day when we celebrate community pride and build up our city, but also reach out to people in these neighborhoods to ensure that they are aware of and can access community resources."
The city's goal is for this to be the first of multiple "Block-by-Block" cleanups in Evansville.
Shop local for 812 Day
The city also hopes residents celebrate 812 Day by going to a local business, visiting or donating to a local park, eating local or performing an act of kindness for others.
Residents will be able to share their photos participating in 812 Day with the hashtag #812DayEVV on social media.
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