'Chalk The Walks’ Event To Happen In Ames

From The City of Ames:

'Chalk the Walks’ Event Planned on Aug. 20 to Spread Positive Messages

Post Date:08/12/2019 12:30 PM

The City of Ames Planning and Housing Department is facilitating community participation in the annual international “Chalk the Walks” event planned for Tuesday, Aug. 20. Residents are encouraged to participate by spreading positive messages and images in chalk at several public locations.

Chalk the Walks, a project of The Joy Team, is an annual event intended to spread happiness by chalking positive messages on sidewalks and sharing them with thousands of others across the globe through social media. The event began in Vancouver, Wash., in 2011, and has spread to all 50 states and several countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, England, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, and Norway.

Chalk will be provided for the community to use at the following locations in Ames:

• Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave.
• City Hall, 515 Clark Ave.
• Country Gables Park, 500 Crystal St
• Daley Park, 340 Wilder Blvd.
• Brookside Park (near wading pool), 1325 Sixth St.
• Duff Park, 1323 Duff Ave.

“This will be the third year for Chalk the Walks in Ames,” said Julie Gould, Neighborhood Liaison. “We’ve had great participation in the past and hope to continue this year with the Ames community having fun chalking and sharing positive messages at the same time.”

Organizers are asking participants to post photos of chalk art to City of Ames social media (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) using #AmesChalkTalk and #ChalkTheWalks. For more information, please contact Julie Gould at 515.239.5443 or jgould@cityofames.org

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