Volunteers Needed- NC Big Sweep 2010

Local volunteers are needed on Saturday, September 25th, 2010 at 9am for the annual cleanup of New Hanover County's waterways.  The NC Big Sweep is part of the International Coastal Cleanup involving over 90 countries and 55 states and territories.  Locally the event is sponsored by Keep America Beautiful of New Hanover County, the Town of Carolina Beach, the Town of Kure Beach, the Town of Wrightsville Beach, the City of Wilmington, the Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project, the Pleasure Island Parrotheads, the Cape Fear Surfrider Foundation, and the Cape Fear River Watch. 

Please wear sturdy closed toe shoes and be prepared to get dirty!  Refreshments, bags and gloves will be provided.  Please bring your own reusable water bottle and gloves if you have them.  Volunteers can participate at the following locations: 

Carolina Beach - Meet at the Boardwalk Gazebo
Kure Beach - Meet at the Pier
Greenfield Lake - Meet at the Boathouse
Wrightsville Beach - Meet at Access #4, Access #36 (near Oceanic) or Johnnie Mercer's Pier

We'll see you there!

NC Big Sweep Beach Cleanup Saturday

It's time again for the North Carolina Big Sweep clean up of our beaches and waterways. Come on out on September 26th, 2009 at 9 a.m. to participate in the event for New Hanover County. Refreshments and equipment will be provided. Meet at any of the following locations:

Carolina Beach: Carolina Beach Boardwalk
Kure Beach: Kure Beach Pier
Wrightsville Beach: Johnnie Mercer's Pier
Greenfield Lake: Boathouse

If you'd like to participate in another North Carolina county please see the NCBigSweep.org website for more information. During The 2008 North Carolina Big Sweep, more than 18,000 of us picked up 264 tons of debris from North Carolina's watersheds. Help us make it an even bigger, more successful sweep in 2009. Hope to see you there!