GLIN==> Register Now for Saturday's Adopt-a-Beach Cleanup

Alliance for the Great Lakes 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009					   

CONTACT: 
Jamie Cross: 616-550-0817       
jcross at greatlakes.org

Register Now for Saturday's Adopt-a-Beach™ Cleanup

Thousands are expected to converge on Great Lakes beaches this Saturday, Sept. 19, for the Alliance’s annual September Adopt-a-Beach™ cleanup.

The Alliance hopes to build on last year's record-breaking participation of 6,191 volunteers in three states, an increase of 2,000 participants -- or nearly 50 percent -- from the prior year’s total.

"In contrast to stories of job losses and belt-tightening, the September Adopt-a-Beach™ event is something everyone can do to help their communities and themselves,” said Jamie Cross, acting manager of the Alliance’s Adopt-a-Beach™ program.

Dates and times for the event – which is part of the International Coastal Cleanup and will take place in Michigan, Illinois and Indiana -- may vary depending upon location. Volunteers are encouraged to check the Alliance’s registration website for up-to-date information.

At a time when nonprofits across the country face dwindling resources, Cross said the Alliance appreciates more than ever volunteers’ help in safeguarding the Great Lakes.  

Those efforts last year cleared away nearly 25,000 pounds of trash from 185 locations in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. Adopt-a-Beach™ volunteers also collected and entered data into a regional database the Alliance uses to identify the most common types of beach litter, and which forms the basis of an educational campaign to discourage public littering on beaches. 

“Our volunteers not only clear our shorelines of ugly and potentially harmful debris,” said Cross. “With each event they show their growing commitment to the Adopt-a-Beach™ program and the lakes.”

For more information, see http://www.greatlakes.org/adoptabeach.

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Formed in 1970, the Alliance for the Great Lakes is the oldest independent citizens' organization in North America. Its mission is to conserve and restore the world's largest freshwater resource using policy, education and local efforts, ensuring a healthy Great Lakes and clean water for generations of people and wildlife. More about the Alliance for the Great Lakes is online at www.greatlakes.org. 


Susan Campbell
Communications Manager
Alliance for the Great Lakes
414-540-0699
Visit http://www.greatlakes.org



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