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4th Annual Beach Cleanup

magic

magic

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Officer Emeritus
NJRC will be participating along with the Ocean Conservancy on our 4th Annual Beach Cleanup at Gateway National Recreation Area Sandy Hook.
This event will be on Sat 9/15 from 9:00am until 12:00pm. More details to follow. Hope to see everyone there!

Bob
 
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mnat

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Kids are welcome and actually encouraged to be brought along. The past few we have had, the kids seem to love it more than the adults. We do not have t shirts at the moment.
 
Tazmaniancowboy

Tazmaniancowboy

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Officer Emeritus
Chrisgarrick said:
I'd love to take part. Can I bring the kids? They bend better than I do. Also do we have a shirt that can be purchased?
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Chris, Check out my post about last year's cleanup with my kids http://www.njreefers.org/showthread.php?75965-Proud-Beach-cleanup-2011&highlight=beach My kids love it and ask me multiple times throughout the year when we are doing the next one. They also go to school and "share" their experience along with displaying their certificates they got.
 
Tazmaniancowboy

Tazmaniancowboy

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Officer Emeritus
RSVP page is up Please register so we know who is coming and how many people to expect. Also subscribe to this thread or check back frequently for meeting location and answers to any questions asked.
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Let's show the world and our children that we care!
Great time and learning experience for all.​
 
Tazmaniancowboy

Tazmaniancowboy

Officer Emeritus
Officer Emeritus
Some Staggering facts!

Here are some staggering facts pulled from the Ocean Conservancy’s website
The 2011 International Coastal Cleanup, by the numbers:
Total:

  • Nearly 600,000 people (598,076) picked up more than nine million pounds of trash (9,184,427) along over 20,000 miles of coastlines (20,775).
  • Over the past 26 years, more than nine million (9,361,453) volunteers have removed one hundred and fifty-three million (153,790,918) pounds of trash from more than three hundred and twelve thousand (312,290) miles of coastline and waterways in 153 countries and locations.
Volunteers found:

  • Enough clothing (266,997 items) to outfit every expected audience member of the London 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.
  • Enough food packaging (940,277 pieces) to get takeout for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day for the next 858 years.
  • Enough light bulbs (24,384 bulbs) to replace every light on the Eiffel Tower.
  • Enough beverage cans and glass beverage containers that, if recycled, would net $45,489.15.
In the past 26 years of cleanups, volunteers found:

  • Fifty-five million cigarettes butts, which if stacked vertically, would be as tall as 3,613 Empire State Buildings.
  • Enough glass and plastic bottles to provide every resident of New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Philadelphia a cold beverage on a hot summer day.
  • Enough appliances (125,156) to fill 37,434 single-axle dump trucks.
  • More than 870 thousand (870,935) diapers – enough to put one on every child born in the UK last year.
  • Enough cups, plates, forks, knives and spoons to host a picnic for 2.15 million people.
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magic

magic

Officer Emeritus
Officer Emeritus
Please provide the names of any children or parents that would like a Certificate from the DEP recognizing their participation in the cleanup!

Bob
 
magic

magic

Officer Emeritus
Officer Emeritus
I haven't heard back from the Ocean Conservancy with any particular instructions so we meet at the same spot as last year.

Sandy Hook - Parking Lot D (Seagulls' Nest Restaurant)
If you have club attire please wear it. We will supply gloves.

Tips for a Successful Sweep



  • Attend rain or shine
  • Bring and wear gloves
  • Dress for the weather
  • Wear sunscreen
  • Wear closed, hard-soled shoes
  • Stay away from large drums
  • Be careful of sharp objects
  • Stay out of dunes
  • Respect wildlife
  • Do not lift anything too heavy.


Bob
 
TanksNStuff

TanksNStuff

Officer Emeritus
Officer Emeritus
Well, we're going to have to miss the first Beach Cleanup event since I've been with the club. I have my son that weekend and I need to take him to a family B-Day party that day. I'd rather go to the cleanup, but there's no getting out of this one. :sorrow:

Hope there's another great turnout this year and you guys make NJRC proud (and more importantly, pick up a ton of trash again.) Make sure someone gets some pictures!
 
magic

magic

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Officer Emeritus
For anyone that is using GPS to get to the beach cleanup the address is 1 Bay Avenue, Highlands, NJ 07732. Hope to see you there.

Bob
 
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