Suggest a cleanup site–and vote for your favorite T-shirt color!
QUAD-CITIES–The date has been set and planning is underway for Xstream Cleanup, the Quad-Cities' annual, volunteer-based cleanup of area waterways.
The cleanup will be held from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. Online registration will open by July 1 at www.xstreamcleanup.org.
Again this year, organizers are looking for new cleanup sites and encourage members of the community to make suggestions. If a site is dirty, litter-ridden or host to illegal dumping, organizers want to hear about it. To make a suggestion, send an e-mail to info@xstreamcleanup.org or call (563) 468-4218.
"Xstream Cleanup gives people an opportunity to get their hands dirty and show their commitment to the community. Each year hundreds of volunteers pick up, drag out, and haul away unwanted trash and debris from our waterways. This event proves that as a community, we're willing to sweat together to protect and improve water quality where we live," says Curtis Lundy, event chair.
Community members also are invited to visit the Xstream Cleanup Facebook page to vote for their favorite color for this year's volunteer T-shirts. Color options are Chestnut (light brown), Gravel (light gray), or Yellow Haze (light yellow). One vote per person will be counted. The deadline to vote is 5 p.m. Friday, May 30.
Xstream Cleanup began in 2004 as a small-scale cleanup of Duck Creek. Over the years, the event has grown to engage over 1,000 volunteers cleaning up about 40 sites around the Quad-Cities each year. The cleanup is now in its eleventh year.
For more information about Xstream Cleanup, visit www.xstreamcleanup.org. "Like" Xstream Cleanup on Facebook for updates as the event approaches.
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