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Labor Day Weekend Turns Green–Just in Time for Fall!

Posted by The Editorial Desk / Monday, August 29th, 2011

Feeling green?

No, not envious!  If you’re in an active, eco-friendly mood, kick off your Labor Day weekend bright and early this Saturday, Sept. 3 with the first annual Dominion Trail Mix, sponsored by Dominion Virginia Power.

This event will be huge.  It consists of three parts and spans much of the trail’s 45 miles.

Part one of Trail Mix is a charity drive and cleanup effort.  It starts at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 10 a.m.  Anyone can sign up for free at the Dominion Trail Mix website. 

The event begins at one of 10 stops along the trail, from Leesburg to Arlington.  Everyone present will help clean up trash and plant new vegetation along the trail.  This project will be the largest cleanup in the trail’s history.

Part two is a non-competitive run, walk and bike along the trail.  The gathering begins at 11 a.m. at Farmwell Station Middle School in Ashburn. 

This particular portion of Trail Mix costs money:  $20 for a five kilometer walk or five mile bike ride, $25 for a 10 mile bike ride and $10 dollars for kids 12 and under.

Part three caps it all off with another free event, starting at noon, also at Farmwell Station Middle School.  Country band Gloriana will perform, as well as a few local acts, including The Jenny Leigh Band, A+ Dropouts, and educational children’s act Billy B. 

Perhaps the best part of all is that food will be provided.  What’s that you say?  You couldn’t possibly stuff yourself with more generic festival foods like mass-produced hot dogs and bland burgers?  Well fear not, because the free food is catered by none other than Leesburg favorite Vintage 50. 

So if you’re feeling environmentally conscious, exercise-driven and by the end of it all, probably hungry, start off Labor Day weekend with an outdoor extravaganza, NoVA style.

–Matt Basheda

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