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April 14, 2008
Shelley Szafraniec, APR
Community Information Specialist

HALIFAX/INDIAN RIVER CLEANUP MAY 3

In conjunction with Join Hands Day, the 20th annual Halifax/Indian River Cleanup will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 3, at 16 sites along the Halifax and Indian Rivers.

Boaters, scouts, civic organizations, environmental groups, and business and individual volunteers are encouraged to help clean the waterways by removing trash and debris.

Supplies may be picked up at:

• Tomoka State Park, 2099 N. Beach St., Ormond Beach. (The entry fee will be waived for cleanup participants.)
• Cassen Park, 1 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach
• Sunrise Park North, 1135 Riverside Drive, Holly Hill
• Tuscawilla Park, 1000 Orange Ave., Daytona Beach
• Halifax Harbor Marina, 450 Basin St., Daytona Beach
• Riverside Pavilion Park, 3431 S. Ridgewood Drive, Port Orange
• Dunlawton Bridge boat ramp, west side of the bridge, Port Orange
• Spruce Creek Park, 6250 S. Ridgewood Ave., Port Orange
• Ponce Inlet Town Hall, 4680 S. Peninsula Drive, Ponce Inlet
• Turnbull Bay, west end of Willard Street at the bayshore, New Smyrna Beach
• Buena Vista Park, DeSoto Drive, off the North Causeway, New Smyrna Beach
• Riverside Park, under the S.R. 44 bridge, New Smyrna Beach
• Mary McLeod Bethune Park, 640 Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd., Bethune Beach
• JB’s Fish Camp, 859 Pompano Ave., Bethune Beach
• Kennedy Park public boat ramp, 101 N. Riverside Drive, Edgewater
• Riverbreeze public boat ramp, 250 H.H. Burch Road, Oak Hill

Preregistration is required by Wednesday, April 30. A free T-shirt and a free lunch at Halifax Harbor Marina or Buena Vista Park will be available those who preregister.

Participants are encouraged to bring water and wear sunglasses, a hat, sunscreen, work gloves and comfortable clothing. They also may bring rakes and canoes.

The Halifax/Indian River Cleanup is hosted by Volusia County Environmental Management and is sponsored in part by the Florida Inland Navigation District.

For more information on the event, please contact Tom Carey at (386) 254-4612, ext. 2073, or visit www.volusia.org/cleanup.

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