City Of Jacksonville: Volunteers Needed For The 2021 International Coastal Cleanup

Jacksonville FL

01 September, 2021

11:28 AM

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Press release from the City of Jacksonville: September 01, 2021 The City of Jacksonville's Keep Jacksonville Beautiful Commission invites residents to join one of the world's largest water protection efforts by contributing to the 2021 International Coastal Cleanup.    On Saturday, Sept. 18, volunteers can visit various locations in the city to remove trash and debris from beaches, lakes and rivers; start and end times vary by location. Event leaders will be available at each site to register volunteers and provide materials, including bags and gloves. Advance registration is not required.   This event provides an opportunity for students to satisfy community service requirements. Participants must be over 18 or accompanied by an adult. Service hours certificates will be available from site captains.   Each year, hundreds of thousands of volunteers around the world participate in the event, keeping track of every item found to be included in the Ocean Conservancy's yearly snapshot of marine debris. Locally, in 2020, 8,220 pounds, or 4.11 tons of debris was collected by 617 volunteers who donated 1,102 hours of their time. The value of that volunteer time amounted to $31,451, based on the hourly volunteer estimates by Independent.   Site locations and times* are as follows:     8 - 10 a.m.  Oceanfront locations:    Atlantic Boulevard  At the ocean    Seagate Avenue & 20th Avenue N.  At the ocean    Beach Boulevard At the ocean   9 - 11 a.m.  All other locations:    Blue Cypress Park  4012 University Boulevard N.    Boone Park  3700 Park St.  North Entrance: Van Wert Ave. & Valencia Rd. South Entrance: Riverside Ave. at Van Wert St.   Burnett Park  3740 Burnett Park Rd.   Castaway Island Preserve  2921 San Pablo Rd. S.     Hollybrook Park  319 Cherokee St.    Jim King Park & Boat Ramp 8203 Heckscher Dr.   Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park (8 a.m. – 10 a.m.) 500 Wonderwood Dr.   Klutho Park 204 W. 3rd St.   Lonne Wurn Boat Ramp 4131 Ferber Rd.   McCue Park and Boat Ramp 2510 Second Ave.   Murray Hill 4208 Kingsbury St.    Oceanway Community Center 12215 Sago Ave.   Reddie Point Preserve 4499 Yachtsman Way   Riverside Park 753 Park St.   Sun Ray Cinema 1028 Park St.   Riverview Community Center 9620 W. Water St.   T.K. Stokes Boat Ramp 2120 Riverview St.   Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park 7000 Roosevelt Blvd.   Walter Jones Historical Park 11964 Mandarin Rd.    *Note: Locations and times are subject to change.    This press release was produced by the City of Jacksonville. The views expressed here are the author's own.