Great Lake Allatoona Clean Up Seeks Volunteers

From the Great Lake Allatoona Cleanup-Georgia:

For over 30 years, thousands of Great Lake Allatoona Clean Up volunteers have gathered along the banks of Lake Allatoona on a September morning to be a part of one of the largest events of its kind in the country. Last year, 3200 volunteers picked up 11 tons of trash along the lake shore in a three-hour period.

Register on our website at www.greatallatoonacleanup.org today to join us on Saturday Sept 24, 2016 from 9AM til 12 noon to pick up trash and then from 12:00 til 2PM for the volunteer appreciation picnic event held at Riverside Day Use Park, Cartersville, GA.

This year’s picnic event will include music and a DJ from the TC Show as well as over 16 information booths featuring educational games and activities on water conservation, safety, preservation and much more. Volunteers will receive a badge at their clean-up site that will serve as their passport to this all-free event.

Boat Captains needed to transport volunteers to clean up sites If you are over 18 years of age and have a boat that meets all Georgia DNR requirements, we need you! You will receive a $25.00 gift card for gas expenses. Go to our website, to the volunteer registration page. You will see the criteria to meet in order to be eligible to serve. Or Call Dean Bourne for additional information at (770)-367- 9898.

The Great Lake Allatoona Clean Up event is funded through cash and in- kind donations and is run by a committee of hard working volunteers who work all year long to make sure the Clean Up is successful. This year the Committee has set up a GoFundMe campaign. The money we raise will be used for expenses for the clean-up and for the thank you picnic and environmental expo held after the clean-up. Every donation goes straight to the Clean Up itself, and every single dollar helps us help clean up the shoreline of Lake Allatoona. www.greatallatoonacleanup.org on Face Book at TheGreatLakeAllatoonaCleanup-Georgia

Image via The Great Lake Allatoona Cleanup-Georgia