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Apr 05
2011
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Project Clean Stream 2011 was a great success thanks to the 42 hard working volunteers that came out to support this annual event organized by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. The South River Federation and its volunteers cleaned up a portion of Church Creek, bordered by Rt. 2, Forest Dr., and the Forest Plaza parking lot. Notorious for illegal dumping and prone to trash run-off from nearby roads and parking lots, this creek was in desperate need of attention. Our dedicated group of volunteers picked up 83 bags of trash, up to 50% of which was plastic bottles and bags. Other interesting items included: part of a Lazy-Boy, TV, sink, two filled trash cans, 6 tires, and a vacuum cleaner. In total, the volunteers picked up 1.38 tons of trash! Needless to say, after all this was removed, Church Creek looked beautiful!
We would like to thank our generous local sponsors who helped make this event a success:
Home Depot donated 10 boxes of eco-friendly heavy duty contractor bags, allowed us to use their trash-grabbers, and recruited eight Home Depot Associates and Managers to help with the cleanup.
Bertucci’s generously donated eight delicious pizzas for the volunteers to enjoy as a thank you for their hard work.
Keeper Springs Natural Spring Water provided water bottles to keep the hard working volunteers hydrated.
We also received great media coverage from Patch.com and the Capital. Enjoy the slideshow below!
