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Who Are We?
We
are a coalition of dedicated volunteers, buisnesses, and municipalities who continue to work to promote this truely grassroots,
community-based event. For the 2007 Coastal Clean Up event, there are 9 registered shoreline sites through out all parts of
Monroe
County, NY. All registered shoreline sites through out New York State can
be viewed on the American Littoral Society's website.
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| Girl Power at the 2005 ICC Event |
The
International Coastal Clean Up event was established in 1986, when a staff person from the Ocean Conservancy decided to take
some assertive actions to clean the litter from their local shores in South Padre Island, Texas. In 3 hours, 2,800 Texans
picked up 124 tons of trash from 122 miles of coastline. For more on the history of the International Coastal Clean Up event,
we encourage you to visit the Ocean Conservancy's website.
The
event was brought to Monroe County in 1993 through the ambitious
of a few rowdy youths, then known as the 4-H club the West Irondequoit Green Keepers.
As their 4-H club evolved to the Earth Girls, the Coastal Clean Up event
did as well. Soon simply through word of mouth and the dedication of these young women, this event spanned beyond municipal
borders, held an increasing number of buisness sponsors and partners, and truely became an event embraced by the community.
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| A few rowdy youth at Durand Eastman Beach in 1993. |
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