The annual Make Danville Shine Home Expo will be held on Saturday, May 4, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Community Market located at 629 Craghead St. The event is free and open to the public.
Home repair and maintenance experts and other vendors will be available to share information and give away discounts and freebies. Kids of all ages can enjoy crafts and activities. American Legion Post 1097 will begin serving hot dogs at 8:30 a.m. Snacks will also be provided.
For added fun, this year’s event will celebrate “Star Wars Day: May the Fourth Be With You.” Those attending are invited to dress up as their favorite Star Wars character. For children, Star Wars activity books will be provided.
“We’re excited to be a part of Make Danville Shine. This high-energy community event really shows how many people take pride in Danville and love their HOME,” said Susan McCulloch, division director for the City of Danville’s Housing and Development office.
This year’s expo is co-sponsored by the Danville Neighborhood Development Corp. (DNDC).
“Making Danville shine is at the heart of what we do at DNDC as we work to reduce blight and revitalize neighborhoods in our community,” said Wendi Everson, DNDC executive director. “I am excited to partner with the City Of Danville Community Development and Housing division on this event.”
The following vendors will be available at the expo:
- Alvarado’s Cleaning Services
- Cothran Schoonover Insurance Group
- City of Danville Fire Department
- City of Danville Division of Housing & Development
- City of Danville Lead Safe/Healthy Homes
- City of Danville Plan Danville
- City of Danville Public Works
- City of Danville Utilities
- Danville Neighborhood Development Corp.
- Danville-Pittsylvania County Habitat For Humanity Habitat for Humanity
- Dan River Region Association of Realtors
- Davis Heating Cooling Plumbing and Electric
- Family Tree Service and Property Restoration LLC
- First National Bank
- Home Depot
- MIPLAN
- Reflections Cleaning Services
- Sarah Upchurch Insurance Agency LLC
- Southside Window & Door
- The Health Collaborative
This expo will be held with the opening of the Farmers Market and officially kicks off the 12th annual Make Danville Shine campaign, which is a month-long initiative to encourage every resident to focus on maintenance, upkeep, and beautification of their property and to assist neighbors who may not be able to do so because of age or disability.
Citizens can take part in the cleanup campaign in five simple ways:
- Clean their house gutters.
- Paint their house’s exterior.
- Clear their property of weeds, vines, and overgrowth.
- Landscape their yards using flowers, mulch, and other materials.
- Set debris, appliances, and furniture at the curbside for city Public Works crews to pick up.
To support the cleanup campaign, the City of Danville Public Works Department is again waiving several fees and restrictions regarding yard waste, large bulk debris, tire disposal and appliance pickups. The waiver of fees and restrictions, however, does not include tree stumps, debris generated by tree contractors, large bulk debris generated by contractors, and construction or demolition debris from contractors.
No free rental trailers are available, but residents can place oversize piles of yard waste and large bulk debris at the residential curbside for collection by a bucket truck. Residents are asked to separate the yard waste from the large bulk debris. Loose leaves and grass clippings must be bagged. Collection will take place once a week on the regular scheduled weekday.
Appliances and heavy debris will be collected on Fridays by appointment only.
By appointment, crews will collect large appliances for free and heavy debris such as bricks, rocks, cinder blocks and dirt. Heavy debris from contractors will not be collected free of charge.
The fee for tire disposal will be waived for residents but is limited to only four tires per household. Commercial tires are not included in the fee waiver.
All household trash and small debris should be inside an approved cart. Unapproved trash carts will not be emptied. All loose debris and household trash must be bagged. No car parts and hazardous materials such as liquids, paints and fuel can be included.
The department has produced a flyer with the guidelines.