10.1.11 9am - Noon 6th Street Park, GR
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The Mayors' Grand River Clean Up
West Michigan Environmental Action Council and Grand Rapids Young Professionals are partnering with the cities of Grand Rapids, Wyoming, Walker, and Grandville to host the Eighth Annual Grand River Clean Up on Saturday, October 1 at the Sixth Street Bridge Park.Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell, Walker Mayor Rob VerHeulen, Wyoming Mayor Jack Poll and Grandville Mayor James Buck are sponsoring this year's clean up of the Grand River in their respective communities. An estimated 450 volunteers are needed to collectively cover over 12 miles of riverbank.Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. at Sixth Street Park with the Clean Up running from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will be transported by shuttle bus to various locations in Grand Rapids, Walker, Wyoming, and Grandville. Refreshments will be served before and after the event.Register here.The Mayors' Grand River Clean Up began eight years ago as a collaboration between WMEAC and the City of Grand Rapids. It cleared 15,689 lbs of trash from the river last fall and launched a companion Earth Day event in Grand Haven, the Grand River GreenUp. Refuse collected from the river and its banks during revious clean ups include plastic and glass bottles, plastic bags, tires, television sets, discarded clothing, shoes, roofing shingles, a discarded bed with mattress, fishing and camping equipment and many other assorted items. Photos of the last event are available for download from Flickr here. Click here to contact us or learn more.
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Daniel SchoonmakerWMEAC 616.451.3051 x28dschoonmaker_wmeac.org1007 Lake DriveGrand Rapids, MI 49506www.wmeac.orgOr use the form below.
