Hello everyone and welcome to our current updates page for the 2024 Apache Junction Make a Difference Day event. Below you will find all the updates about the event. If anyone has questions, please contact Fox Young at: (480)474-5086 or email: fyoung@apachejunctionaz.gov
We are excited about all our current projects and grateful to all our wonderful volunteers who have committed to participating this year. Below you will find information about what will be happening, where everyone will meet the day of the event and what projects you have been assigned to. This information is subject to change so make sure to check back before event day for the latest updates.
Meeting Location: Silly Mountain
If any volunteers will need ADA accommodations please contact the AJCDC at fyoung@apachejunctionaz.gov or call 480-474-5086.
Volunteer Waivers
Having a volunteer waiver signed and ready to go for each volunteer upon arrival will greatly speed up the event and let us get started on time. Volunteer Waivers.
Meeting Time
Date: Saturday October 5th. Meeting time will be 7:30 am to 7:45 am so that everyone can get signed in, receive their t-shirt and get directions to their starting location.
1. Silly Mountain
Project includes; placing rocks along the sides of the trails, removing dead plants, clearing weeds, planting native plants, and invasive species removal.
Meeting Location: Silly Mountain parking lot.
Directions: From downtown AJ: Take 60 East then turn left onto S. Mountain View Road. Turn Right onto E 32nd Ave. Turn Right onto S Silly Mountain Rd and drive until reaching the parking lot.
Directions From Gold Canyon: Take 60 W then turn Right onto S. Mountain View Road. Turn Right onto E 32nd Ave. Turn Right onto S Silly Mountain Rd and drive until reaching the parking lot.
2. Neighborhood Cleanup Projects
The neighborhood cleanup consists of three 40 yard dumpsters that the general public can use to throw away trash and debris. The locations for each dumpster will be determined soon.
Dumpster #1: 1890 S. Plaza Dr. in the Love Gospel Church parking lot.
Dumpster #2: Intersection of W. 12th Ave and S. Cedar Drive
Dumpster #3: S. Pinyon Dr. between W Scenic St. and W. Gregory St.
Meeting Location: Silly Mountain then to dumpster locations.
3. Think Desert at FlatIron Park
This is a child friendly project that will be making minor trail enhancements, painting and replacing rocks along the painted stone trail and work on the wall mural.
Meeting Location: Silly Mountain then to FlatIron park.
Navigation location: 100 N Apache Trail, Aapache Junction, AZ
Directions From Silly Mountain to Flatiron Park: From the Silly Mtn. parking lot head towards 60 West. Turn right onto 60W. Take the S. Goldfield Rd exit and turn right. Bear left onto the Old West highway. Turn Right onto N. Apache Trail. Turn left into Flatiron Park.