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STEELE CREEK NEWS
Annual Lake
Clean Up Celebrates 10 Years of Service
(August
27,
2011) Plans are underway for Riversweep 2011 to be held on Saturday,
October 1. This is the 10th year for the annual volunteer clean up
of Lake Wylie shorelines, coves, and creeks, sponsored by Catawba
Riverkeeper, Lake Wylie Covekeepers, and Lake Wylie Marine
Commission.
Over the years, what started as a small community
project has grown into an event that last year attracted 1,000
volunteers who picked up litter and trash from one end of Lake Wylie
to the other. And yet, one aspect remains constant – the tons of
debris, junk and trash found in and around the lake.
Lake
Wylie Covekeeper and Catawba Riverkeeper board member C.D. Collins
has witnessed first hand the expansion of Riversweep, from the
beginning.
“When we started, people just wanted to do something
to help the lake,” says Collins. “Year after year, they came out
for the clean up and brought others with them. In the last few
years, we’ve gotten the word out to even more people and it’s turned
into one large operation.”
“I hope that as Riversweep continues to grow year
after year, we may get to the point where we find less trash in the
lake,” says Lake Wylie Marine Commission chairman Smith “Smitty”
Hanks, Jr. “It will come when the public awareness of the litter
problem reaches a point where it’s not tolerated anymore.”
This year, one of the exciting upgrades to Riversweep
is on-line volunteer registration. Just go to the event website at
www.lakewylieriversweep.com and click on Registration. The
first 1,000 volunteers who pre-register will receive a free t-shirt,
lunch after the clean up and will be entered in a prize drawing.
Participants may sign up as 1) individuals, 2) a
group, or 3) boat captains. The event is especially appealing to
student groups, scout troops, and faith organizations that want to
perform community volunteer service.
This family-friendly event includes volunteers of all
ages and abilities. Those 18 years of age and younger must have a
parent or guardian signature on their release forms for
participation in the event.
At 1:00 PM, an after party will be held beside
T-Bone’s On The Lake at the Buster Boyd Access Area in Lake Wylie,
with live music and exhibitors focused on the lake’s environment and
wildlife habitat. Food Lion will provide lunch for registered
volunteers. Prize drawings will take place after lunch.
Please refer to the Riversweep website at
www.lakewylieriversweep.com
for complete
details on the event.
10th
Anniversary
Saturday, October 1, 2011
9 AM until 1 PM with after party until 4 PM
Volunteer one morning out of the year for the annual clean up of
Lake Wylie.
Get started
NOW. Pre-register online at
www.lakewylieriversweep.com
Sign up as an individual or as a group. If you own a boat,
please consider bringing it and pre-registering as a boat
captain.
The first 1,000 volunteers who pre-register will receive a free
Riversweep T-shirt and lunch after the clean up, and will be entered
in a prize drawing. If you have not pre-registered, but want to
participate, just show up at 8:00 AM on Saturday, October 1,
at any of the 11 sites listed below. Unfortunately, we cannot
guarantee a T-shirt for participants who are not pre-registered.
Site captains at each location will supply volunteers with trash
bags, work gloves, water and an area to work. Don’t forget your
sunscreen, hat and sturdy shoes. Prepare to get dirty!
Riversweep Volunteer Clean Up Sites:
Sites open at 8 a.m. on
Saturday, October 1
• Allison Creek Access |
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• Harbortowne Marina |
• Buster Boyd Bridge
Access |
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• River Hills Marina |
• Copperhead Island |
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• Seven Oaks Bridge-SC
side |
• Dales’s Landing,
Belmont |
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• Tailrace Marina on |
• Ebenezer Park, Rock
Hill |
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Tuckaseegee Rd., Mt.
Holly |
• Gaston Wildlife,
Southpoint |
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• Tega Cay Marina |
At 1:00 p.m., come to Buster
Boyd Bridge Access where all registered volunteers will enjoy a
free lunch, grand prize drawings, live music and exhibits until
4 PM.
For more information, click on
www.lakewylieriversweep.com
or call Catawba Riverkeeper at 704-679-9494
Sponsored by:
Lake Wylie Covekeepers
Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation |
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T-Bone’s on the Lake
Lake Wylie Marine Commission |
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