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Volunteering to Help Save Waterways

Tuesday 20th of February 2007 07:48:27 PM

Volunteers are once again needed to help clean up rivers, streams, and lakes in many southern states in the United States including Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. Since the program started in 2000, the number of volunteers has risen steadily. Last year, volunteers removed 7.5 million pounds of garbage from Alabama waterways.

“We need bodies to make this happen. We had great response last year, but so far this year we haven't quite had the response we were hoping we would have. This time last year we had more volunteers nailed down than we do right now, but we're hoping that over the course of this week we will see the number of people we have committed to taking part in this year's event increase. We'd love to see anyone who utilises the lake come out and spend a few hours helping us clean things up,” said Michelle McAndrews, Alabama Power Executive Security, whose company has been in the forefront of clean-up efforts.

Volunteers working with the United States Coast Guard and Eufaula Wildlife Refuge, will be picking up trash along rivers, streams, and lakes as well as removing larger items from the water. These items can include boat parts, woods, and other debris.

For their efforts, volunteers will receive lunch,T-Shirts, and trash bags, gloves, and other protective gear. Prizes will also be given away that were donated by local merchants.

“We're hoping that people will give us just a few hours of their time on that Saturday morning. We're going to provide the trash bags, the gloves,T-Shirts and lunch. The trash is already there. We just need people to help us pick it up,” said McAndrews.

(c)Jin Neoh, www.sxc.hu