KPCB Needs Florida Coastal Cleanup Volunteers

September 5th, 2008 1:23 pm | by Lorrie Delk Walker

Lake Hollingsworth Cleanup by Chuck Welch

This just in from the office of Keep Polk County Beautiful:

Keep Polk County Beautiful, Inc. is gearing up for the International Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, September 20, 2008.

The organization invites individuals, businesses and communities to participate in this cleanup in their local area by volunteering to cleanup a lake, river or waterway.

Keep Polk County Beautiful will provide all cleanup supplies needed.

To register for the cleanup or for more information, please contact KPCB at (863) 676-7019.

Disclosure: I serve on the KPCB Board of Directors.

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