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August Pennsylvania CleanWays - Cleaning Up Our Community
Hello friends and neighbors!
We would like to share with you some information about PA CleanWays and ask that if any of you want to join us and help keep PA Beautiful to contact us via this blog. Or check out this PACleanWays Kids site for your children!
PA CleanWays is proud to partner with the Ocean Conservancy for the 23rd annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), the largest volunteer effort to clean our marine environment. The ICC will be held on the focus date of September 20, 2008, however the cleanup event can be held from the end of August to the middle of October if need be.
PA CleanWays will be coordinating cleanups for the southeast region of Pennsylvania and is looking for groups to conduct litter cleanups. The cleanup can include any heavily littered area that needs attention. ICC will provide trash bags and gloves as well as data cards to record specific types of litter removed. ICC will also refer volunteers to the cleanup coordinators from volunteers who register with the state wide coordinator or through PA CleanWays. PA CleanWays will also provide technical assistance to the cleanup coordinators as well as working with local media to promote the event in the southeast region.
The ICC not only removes pollution from our oceans and waterways but also focuses on education and empowering people to become part of the solution. Volunteers record specific types of debris being found, which enables the Ocean Conservancy to compile, analyze and track year-by-year data. The information is then used to educate the public, business, industry and government about the problem and to foster long-lasting solutions.
To find out more about ICC go to:
http://www.oceanconservancy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=press_iccI look forward to working with West Glenmoore on International Coastal Cleanup. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Have a great day.
If you live in Chester County PA and would like to help us, please contact us. Or if you are a resident of PA and want to start up your own cleanup, you can probably contact:
Michelle Dunn
PA CleanWays
105 West Fourth Street
Greensburg, PA 15601
724-836-4121 Ext 37
1-877-772-3673
Posted by Jeff T in Eco