Newport News Drive-Up Rain Barrel Events askHRgreen.org hosting rain barrel contest

Newport News Waterworks, in cooperation with the Newport News Master Gardeners and the Newport News Recycling Office, is hosting rain barrel “drive-up” distribution events. For $60, you can purchase a barrel and kit. You will also receive a link to a video that will help you assemble your kit. Drive-up events will be hosted the following dates:

• April 17 at noon, Newport News Recovery Operations Center (520 Atkinson Blvd.)
• May 15 at noon, The Mariners’ Museum (100 Museum Dr.)

If you register, please be aware that you will need to take your rain barrel home in a vehicle large enough to accommodate a 55 gallon drum. Actually, one drum this size is able to fit in the back seat of a Volkswagen! For more information, visit the Rain Barrel Workshop webpage or call the Newport News Virginia Cooperative Extension Office at 757-591-4838.
The askHRgreen.org Water Awareness Committee is giving away four free rain barrels to Hampton Roads residents during the month of April. To enter, sign up for the askHRgreen newsletter. In addition to the chance to win a rain barrel, you’ll also receive regular tips and updates from askHRgreen.org on ways we can work together to create a cleaner, greener Hampton Roads.