Join the Ocean Conservancy's 25th Annual International Coastal Cleanup this Saturday, September 25

By Katie Machol Simon on Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 5:00 pm

The Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup site states:

"During the amazing signature event each September, hundreds of thousands of volunteers from countries all over the world spend a day picking up everything from cigarette butts and food wrappers to lost fishing nets and major appliances. Because trash travels to the ocean by way of storm drains and waterways, they don’t just work along ocean beaches; these dedicated folks slog through mud and sand along lakes, streams, and rivers, too, often working far inland.

Many walk, while others set out on boats. Thousands more don scuba gear to seek trash below the water’s surface. People of all ages, from any walk of life, can participate. Friends, families, neighbors, club members, grade school classes—all kinds of people turn out on one day to work together in spirit across many time zones."

[image-1]Check-in for the events begins at 8 a.m. and the cleanups are from 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. A list of locations along with a registration form can be found at www.khcbonline.org. For more information on volunteering, contact KHCB at (813) 960-5121.

For those of you not in the Tampa Bay area, see the Ocean Conservancy's site for a list of cleanup locations worldwide.

Lend a helping hand to keep this planet beautiful!

Join Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful for the Ocean Conservancy's 25th Annual International Coastal Cleanup and help keep our coastlines and waterways debris-free.

KHCB is looking for thousands of volunteers of all ages to join a worldwide effort on Saturday, September 25th to pick up trash along coastlines, rivers and lakes. Volunteers will be participating in over 20 locations in Hillsborough County on land and by sea. People with canoes, kayaks and boats are much needed as well.

The Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup is the world's largest single-day volunteer cleanup event to help protect the ocean and its wildlife. Each year, nearly a half a million volunteers around the world spend a few hours removing trash and debris from beaches, lakes, rivers and other waterways.

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