GLIN==> Adopt-a-Beach Spring Kickoff Starts April 20

Alliance for the Great Lakes

For Immediate Release                                                      Thursday, April 7, 2011

                                    

                                                                                                      

Adopt-a-Beach Spring Kickoff Starts April 20

 

What:  Help us gear up for the coming beach season by getting the word out about our annual Adopt-a-Beach Spring Kickoff.

 

When: April 20-May 4.

 

Who: New and returning volunteers in the Alliance for the Great Lakes' Adopt-a-Beach program, now numbering 10,000-plus participants in six Great Lakes states.

 

Where: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. For public events in your area, see www.greatlakes.org/adoptabeach/openevents <http://www.greatlakes.org/adoptabeach/openevents> 

 

Why: Participants enhance beaches by picking up trash, and record their findings in our online regional database. Volunteers also conduct water quality sampling and make science-based observations, all information that aids our effort to improve beach health. 

 

More: Contact the following state coordinators for information about Adopt-a-Beach in your state: 

 

Illinois/Indiana:  Frances Canonizado, fcanonizado at greatlakes.org, 312-939-0838 x 227

Michigan/Minnesota: Jamie Cross, jcross at greatlakes.org, 616-850-0745 x 12

Ohio: April Mather, amather at greatlakes.org, 216-630-8140

Wisconsin: Todd Brennan, tbrennan at greatlakes.org, 414-559-0317

 

 

Formed in 1970, the Alliance for the Great Lakes is the oldest independent Great Lakes citizens organization in North America. Our 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 | scampbell at greatlakes.org 
Alliance for the Great Lakes | www.greatlakes.org <http://www.greatlakes.org/>  
1845 N. Farwell, Ave., | Milwaukee, WI 53202 | 414.540.0699 
 
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