Environmental organizations and vendors from across the Treasure Coast came to promoting many different ways for residents to “go green”. The Hazmobile accepted household hazardous waste such as paint, fertilizer, motor oil, reusable batteries, as well as other materials.
“This was great turn out for the first annual Cleanupalooza. We can't wait to see what happens next year,” said Pat Yancey, Chairman of the Great American Cleanup.
This event was chosen by Keep America Beautiful as a national “Showcase Event” for the Great American Cleanup. Representative of Keep America Beauiful, Larry Weber (Executive Director of Keep Brevard Beautiful), presented Keep Martin Beautiful with a “Waste Management Community Improvement Award” of $5,000.
All cleanup projects that take place from March through May count as part of the Great American Cleanup, and all volunteer groups will be provided with supplies including trash bags, water and Cleanupalooza T-shirts.
More volunteers are always needed and welcome. To participate in the cleanup contact us at 781-1222 or info@keepmartinbeautiful.org.
For more pictures of the events, please click here: Photo
Gallery
2008 Completed & Upcoming Events |
Location |
Date |
Group |
Stuart
Beach |
4/20 |
Treasure
Coast Surfrider Foundation |
City of Stuart |
4/26 |
Stuart In Bloom |
Hobe Sound Beach |
4/26 |
Jupiter Island Public Works Depart. |
US
1-Indian to Pomeroy |
5/3 |
Kathy Murphy Volunteers |
Beach Walk Pasley |
5/3 |
Gail Gonnam Group |
House
of Refuge Beach |
5/3 |
Stuart
Rotary Club |
Jock Leighton Park |
5/3 |
Palm City Elementary School |
Indian River Lagoon
(US Sailling Center to JB bridge)
|
5/3 |
27/80 Paddlers Club (kayakers) |
Palm
City Park |
5/3 |
Brownie
Troop 494 |
East
Ridge Park |
5/3 |
Hobe
Heights Community |
Sandsprit
Park |
5/3 |
Coast
Guard Auxiliary |
MC Fairgrounds
(Beautification Project)
|
5/3 |
Crossroads Environmental Consulting |
Glascock Beach |
5/3 |
Tropical Trekkers |
Jensen
Beach |
5/3 |
Thrive It |
HS
Nat'l Wildlife Refuge |
5/3 |
SFHS Key Club |
Phipps Park |
5/3 |
Crystal Lake Elementary |
Golden Gate |
5/3 |
Martin County Sheriff's Office |
Mangrove Planting |
5/16 |
ESC Junior Council |
MC Fairgrounds |
5/25 |
Beach Mural |
The Great American Cleanup is an annual program of service with
nearly two and a half million volunteers
throughout the country cleaning up
their communities. Activities
are expected to involve as many as
2.5 million people volunteering more
than 8 million hours to clean, beautify
and improve 15,000 communities during
30,000 events in all 50 states. Communities
come together to beautify parks and
recreation areas, clean seashores
and waterways, handle recycling collections,
pick up litter and remove scrap tires,
plant trees and flowers, and conduct
educational programs and litter-free
events.
Thanks
to all our Great American Cleanup Sponsors! |
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 CDM |
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Laura's Tree Service
Price
Marine Services
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Symbol
of the Great American Cleanup:
Iron Eyes Cody |
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Iron
Eyes Cody is most famous for his "Crying Indian"
role in the Keep America Beautiful public service announcement
in the early 1970's, an ecology commercial in which he sheds
a tear after trash is thrown from a speeding car and lands
at his feet.
On his passing in 1999, Iron Eyes Cody was interred in the
Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California. He
is survived by his adopted son, the Native American flautist
Robert "Tree" Cody.
“Nearly
all my life, it has been my policy to help those less fortunate
than themselves. My foremost endeavors have been with the
help of the Great Spirit to dignify my people’s image
through humility and love of my country. It is my sincerest
wish to reach the hearts of the people of the world by my
Keep America Beautiful film of ‘The Crying Indian’
so they will be more aware of the dangers of pollution facing
the world today. If I have done that, I have done all I
need to do!”
Iron Eyes Cody |
For More information, please call (772) 781-1222,
or email
info@keepmartinbeautiful.org
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