Leesburg advisers plan Flower & Garden Show outreach, prize game and Keep Leesburg Beautiful cleanup; commissioners set tasks and budget guardrails

The Leesburg Environmental Advisory Commission spent the largest portion of its meeting planning outreach: the Town’s Flower & Garden Show booth, giveaways and the Keep Leesburg Beautiful litter pickup on April 5.

Flower & Garden Show plans: Commissioners agreed the booth’s primary theme will be waste reduction and recycling guidance. The group discussed a hands‑on game in which participants sort common household items (examples discussed: cereal boxes, aluminum cans, small plastic bottles, egg cartons, clamshell fruit containers and small plastic bottles) into recycling or trash bins; participants would receive a participation prize and a tote bag for playing. Paul Schaffer (chair) and Amy Mason (vice chair) led a discussion about logistics: the commission will prepare two parallel game lines, collect physical sample items to use in the game, and test the activity at the next in‑person meeting. The commission set a target to order custom tote bags (green with white or black print) and magnets or stickers summarizing Leesburg’s…