Recycle e-waste and shred your documents while you come enjoy the splendors of nature during the Tres Rios Fall Festival in Avondale on Saturday, October 26, 2013.
The organizers of the Tres Rios Nature Festivals welcome nature lovers, visitors and families to another outstanding outdoor event celebrating the riparian zone developed at of the confluence of the Tres Rios. The one-day fall festival takes place at the location known as Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Base and Meridian Wildlife Area (B&M Wildlife Area) in Avondale, Arizona on the river banks near the convergence of the Salt, Gila and Agua Fria rivers (Tres Rios).
ProShred, and eGreenITsolutions will be on site from 9 am to 1 pm providing free services for shredding documents and recycling electronics. Safely destroy your documents containing sensitive and personal information, as well as recycle unwanted electronics such as: TVs, computers, computer monitors, laptops, cell phones, and printers. Event attendees can bring up to three grocery bags or two banker boxes full of paper (additional shredding is $3.00 per box).
Further details as to specifications on shredding and e-waste recycling can be found on the eGreenITsolutions website, egreenitsolutions.com, or ProShred website, proshred.com/greaterphoenix. Both ProShred and eGreenITsolutions will be donating a portion of the proceeds from money collected from recycling to the Wildlife for Tomorrow Foundation.
Other event spotlights include:
•Tours and Educational Programs comprised of bird watching and Arizona Game & Fish Wildlife displays
•Outdoor Recreation such as canoeing, hiking and fishing
•Entertainment provided by groups Backporch Bandits and Greenwood Sidee; mix of bluegrass, old-time, cowboy/country, and folk
•Children’s activities, and displays for kids to become hands on with nature
•Whet your appetite with food truck delicacies providing Raging Cajun BBQ, Grilled Cheese Food Truck, Molly’s Tamales, Canela’s Kiosco de Botana, and Cactus Corn
The Festival will open at 9 a.m. and run until 4 p.m. Admission is free. The event at Base and Meridian Wildlife Area is located adjacent to the Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, five miles south of I-10 on Avondale Boulevard (7602 S. Avondale Blvd., Avondale, AZ 85323).
Tres Rios Nature Festival is held twice a year, a one-day festival in the fall and a two-day event in the spring. This outdoor event focuses on the rich diversity of wildlife, habitat, history and culture of the Gila River drainage. The events are hosted in partnership with cities of Avondale, Goodyear, Maricopa County Parks, Arizona Game and Fish, and the Wildlife for Tomorrow Foundation. Event sponsors include SRP, Avondale Automall, Arizona Lottery, A to Z Rentals, Credit Union West, West Valley View, Camping World, APS, Tetra Tech, Thunderbolt Recycling and eGreenITsolutions.
For more information, visit tresriosnaturefestival.com, follow the event page on Facebook or call 623-333-2400.
