On Saturday, March 26 the Geography and Environmental Science Student Association will be hosting a UBB cleanup at Panama City Beach.
Come out for a UBB cleanup with an active group of Florida State University students. The event starts at 10am and runs till 1pm.
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 marks the 24th Annual Ocean Conservancy International Coastal Clean Up – the world’s largest volunteer effort of its kind. Panama City Beach is planning to join the 400,000 volunteers across 104 countries and 42 U.S. states by hitting the sand for this grassroots event.
The Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce “Green Leadership Committee” will spearhead the local event and is encouraging the community, civic organizations, public and private businesses to join in the effort.
The clean up efforts will take place at two main thoroughfares along the Panama City Beach shoreline including Rick Seltzer Park on South Thomas Drive from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Russell Fields City Pier at Pier Park from 4a.m. to 6p.m. Trash bins, gloves and bottled water will be provided.
For more information on the “Green Leadership Committee” and Ocean International Coastal Clean Up Day, contact Marta@PCBeach.org or 850-235-1159 or visit http://www.oceanconservancy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=icc_home.
The Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce “Green Committee” is organizing a Beach Clean-Up event on Wednesday, August 12th at 6:00 pm at the Russell Fields City Pier area of Panama City Beach. Your participation in the event – or support with getting the word out – is greatly appreciated. “Please help keep our beaches beautiful!” pleads Green Leadership Chairperson Pam George, Marketing Director of Gulf World Marine Park. “By picking up a piece of trash every day you really CAN make a difference.”
Please consider joining in the effort along with your co-workers, family, friends and children:
When: Wednesday, August 12th, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Russell Fields Pier area of Panama City Beach
*Parking will be available behind Ron Jon’s Surf Shop.
Trash Bags will be provided. For more information call the Beach Chamber at (850) 235-1159.
Over 85 people met at Ron Jon Surf Shop at Pier Park Sunday morning to help keep the beach clean. Both sides of the pier were cleaned — from Barefoot Beach Club to the Polynesian Village area — with dozens of bags of trash collected.
Dan Kirk, manager of Ron Jon Surf Shop, stated, “It was a tremendous success. We doubled our attendance over last year. I’m very thankful to all the organizations and individuals who showed up.” Dan indicated that he was already looking forward to the event next year and hopes to make it even more successful.
Organizations who participated in the cleanup included Nike, Walmart, Beachbreak by the Sea, Bay Families with Dogs, United Way, Boys & Girls Club, KeeptheBeachClean.com and of course, Ron Jon Surf Shop. Starbucks donated the coffee and Walmart donated water.
A young lady from the Walmart team won the surf board (it was a great incentive to bring people out). Those participants who did not win received nice goodie-bags with Ron Jon gifts inside including stickers and a Ron Jon “can coolie”.
It would be great to see one business sponsor a beach cleanup every weekend! This is a very effective way for businesses to serve the community (real public relations) and market their brand at the same time.
Edited by Jason K: If you are a local business and you want to sponsor a beach cleanup, I will gladly do everything I can to help promote it.
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