{"id":102063,"date":"2021-04-22T14:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=102063"},"modified":"2021-04-26T11:55:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T15:55:11","slug":"friends-of-the-rivers-champion-neighborhood-river-gateways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/04\/22\/friends-of-the-rivers-champion-neighborhood-river-gateways\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends of the Rivers Champion Neighborhood River Gateways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/FOR-CityUtilities.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"745\" height=\"290\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/FOR-CityUtilities.jpg 745w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/FOR-CityUtilities-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/FOR-CityUtilities-150x58.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/FOR-CityUtilities-696x271.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Friends of the Rivers asks residents to Be River SmART and help to Clean Drains Fort Wayne.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Drain Oh!<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Friends of the Rivers Champion Neighborhood River Gateways<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Call for everyone to Be River SmART<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (April 22, 2021) &#8211; With more than 20,000 storm drains throughout our community, drains are the neighborhood gateways to our rivers. Unfortunately, millions of pounds of trash, debris and other pollutants flow into our streams, creeks and rivers, each year. The clean rivers we all want begin with Clean Drains Fort Wayne, the new three-year collaboration between Friends of the Rivers and Fort Wayne City Utilities. Initiative founders are calling on every resident to Be River SmART.<\/p>\n<p>An interactive, creative and educational initiative, Clean Drains Fort Wayne will engage the community to become protective stewards of our rivers by ensuring nothing, but clean rainwater enters our city&#8217;s storm drains.<\/p>\n<p>The initial activation project for Clean Drains Fort Wayne will be a 2021 storm-drain street-art mural project. Local artists will create imaginative and eye-catching drain-art murals that cleverly incorporate a storm drain into the finished design. These artworks will also serve to convey the message: Be River SmART\u2014only YOU can protect Fort Wayne&#8217;s rivers!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call for Artists<\/strong>: If you are interested in participating as a selected artist for this initiative, please follow instructions available at Clean Drains Fort Wayne: Be River SmART. Artists must be 18 or older and install their work the week of September 10-19. Friends of the Rivers will provide materials for eco-friendly installation as well as a stipend for artists work. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Application deadline<\/strong>: July 10, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The first-year initiative of Clean Drains Fort Wayne will culminate with a free <strong>Be River SmART: Clean Drains Fort Wayne Fest<\/strong> to be held on <strong>World Rivers Day<\/strong>, Sunday, September 26, 2021, Promenade Park.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forfw.org\/clean-drains-fort-wayne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for more information<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/\">Return to the AroundFortWayne home page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/riverfront-renderings\/compass-pavilion5.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Promenade Park Compass Pavilion rendering from Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' 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Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2ebcda0926afccc6fdc07a470a553b26' data-image-id=\"10336\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/riverfront-renderings\/compass-pavilion1.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/riverfront-renderings\/thumbs\/thumbs_compass-pavilion1.jpg\" data-title=\"Promenade Park Compass Pavilion\" data-description=\"Promenade Park Compass Pavilion rendering from Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Promenade Park Compass Pavilion\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Promenade Park Compass Pavilion\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"10336\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/riverfront-renderings\/thumbs\/thumbs_compass-pavilion1.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/riverfront-renderings\/compass-pavilion2.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Promenade Park Compass Pavilion rendering from Fort 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This photo was taken on March 7, 2021, with a DJI Mavic Pro 2 Drone.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2ebcda0926afccc6fdc07a470a553b26' data-image-id=\"10918\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210307\/238474.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210307\/thumbs\/thumbs_238474.jpg\" data-title=\"Downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana\" data-description=\"The former location of an Aunt Millie&#039;s Bakery and the Superior, Ewing, and Fairfield Roundabout leading to the Wells Street Corridor. This photo was taken on March 7, 2021, with a DJI Mavic Pro 2 Drone.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"10918\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210307\/thumbs\/thumbs_238474.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210422\/243139.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry during the Clean Drains Fort Wayne news conference held on April 22, 2021, by Friends of the Rivers and Fort Wayne City Utilities.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2ebcda0926afccc6fdc07a470a553b26' data-image-id=\"11237\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210422\/243139.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210422\/thumbs\/thumbs_243139.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry during the Clean 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