Check out BeachSweepLBI for full details!
Teach your kids to keep our beaches and oceans clean!
Bring a bucket and gloves to help with the cleanup!
SCHEDULE:
9:00AM
ALL VOLUNTEERS WILL MEET AT ST FRANCIS COMMUNITY CENTER FOR A SHORT BRIEFING, THEN WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE WHAT SWEEP SIDE YOU WISH TO WORK AT. TRANSPORT CAN BE PROVIDED TO EACH SITE IF NEEDED. ALL SITES HAVE WATER AND BATHROOM ACCESS.
10:00AM
ONCE AT THE SITE EACH GROUP WILL MEET WITH THEIR SWEEP SITE LEADER. THE SWEEP SITE LEADER WILL CHECK THAT EVERYONE IS ACCOUNTED FOR THEN SHOW SOME BASIC CLEANUP TECHNIQUES AND PRECAUTIONS FOR BEGINNER SWEEPERS. ALL SWEEPERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DOCUMENT ANY TRASH THEY COLLECT AS WELL AS POST THEIR FINDS USING THE BEACHSWEEPLBI TAG, PRIZES AND RECOGNITION WILL BE AWARDED FOR MULTIPLE CATEGORIES AFTER THE SITES ARE CLEARED!
12:00PM-4:00PM
SWEEPERS WILL RETURN WITHIN THIS TIME TO ST FRANCIS COMMUNITY CENTER FOR A SPONSOR WARE EXPO AS WELL AS A POST SWEEP BRIEFING AND AWARD CEREMONY. FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED AS WELL FOR ALL. EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO BROWSE THROUGH THE VARIOUS BOOTHS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NUMEROUS LOCAL UPSTARTS AND INITIATIVES THAT THIS AREA HAS TO OFFER. AFTER THIS THE EVENT WILL CONCLUDE.
THANK YOU AND WE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE ON APRIL 27TH!
LOCATIONS:
HQ
ST FRANCIS COMMUNITY CENTER
This will be the central meeting point for coordination
68TH STREET, BRANT BEACH
9TH STREET, SURF CITY
BARNEGAT LIGHTHOUSE STATE PARK BEACH, BARNEGAT LIGHT