MLK Day Clean Up w/ SurfriderPDX

200 Southeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard,Portland OR 97214

17 January, 2022

Description

To honor the spirit and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., join us for a street clean up on this international day of service. To honor the spirit and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., join Surfrider Foundation Portland Chapter and the City of Portland for a fourth year in a row (minus 2021), in serving the community and the environment on this National Day of Service. Come volunteer with us and clean up MLK Blvd on Monday January 17, from 10am-12pm. --- Please arrive for check-in at 9:30am, so we can start the clean up at 10am.All participants must fill out a Liability Waiver.Dress for the elements and bring a non-disposable water bottle.Human and fur child friendly. Don't forget your handy, dandy mask.--- This year we are meeting at a new location, Evo Portland, before walking MLK Blvd cleaning up trash and cigarette butts to ensure they do not reach and pollute our waterways. Safety vests and equipment provided (first come first served). Since we do have limited supplies, we suggest if you have your own gloves/buckets/pickers, to bring them. As per Covid safety measures, we recommend you mask-up when you check-in at the event and when you are within 6-feet of others. The entire event will take place outside, so use your discretion once you split to clean up trash. Reminder - street parking is FREE in Portland because it is a national holiday. ------ COVID 19 Safety Information: If you are feeling sick or are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms, please stay home and attend another cleanup when it is safe to do so. The wearing of masks and the practicing of physical distancing is a requirement for all attendees. There are inherent risks involved when participating in in-person and public events, including risks associated with COVID-19. Participation in this event is voluntary and solely at a participant’s own risk, including risk of exposure, infection, and illness from COVID-19. Individuals should only participate to the extent that they are healthy and can comply with physical distancing and applicable federal, state, and local rules and restrictions. Surfrider Foundation reserves the right to cancel events wholly or in part for any reason including insufficient number of participants, program cancellations, organizational reasons, force majeure or other unforeseeable events that render the execution of the event impossible or inappropriate. About Us The Portland Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation’s work is focused keeping it clean upstream through our programs including #DitchTheStrawPDX, Ocean Friendly Restaurants, Green Streets,  Hold On To Your Butt programs and our Blue Water Task Force water quality monitoring program out on the north coast. Chapter meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month beginning at 7:00 PM. The meetings are open to the public and family friendly. Visit our website to learn more.