lakewylieriversweep

The Lake Wylie Riversweep Event

When

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Registration: 8:00 a.m.

Clean Up: 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

After Party: 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Where

The Catawba Riverkeeper, the Lake Wylie Covekeepers, and the Lake Wylie Marine Commission organize and conduct a lake clean up event every year on the first Saturday of October. Please click on the Register button below to access our online registration tool.

This is a great opportunity for individuals, groups, and families to clean up the river and have a lot of fun. First-time volunteers can expect to meet residents from all around Lake Wylie who share the same concerns about maintaining a healthy lake environment. They can count on getting a little dirty, but after clearing away litter all morning they will enjoy knowing that they have made a difference in caring for the lake and the local environment. The most important thing for new volunteers to know is that it's easy to come and lend a hand for a few hours, meet like-minded people, and have a great time. Even if people have limited physical ability, there are many tasks around each volunteer site that need staffing. With 11 volunteer site locations around the lake, it is easy to choose the one that is most convenient for you. Following the clean up, volunteers are welcome to join us for lunch and an after party at T-Bones On The Lake (at the Buster Boyd Bridge, 3990 Charlotte Highway 49, Lake Wylie, South Carolina) from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Come alone or bring your family, friends, or neighbors. Kids are welcome, and they are some of our hardest workers!
Wear comfortable, old clothing, closed-toe shoes that can get wet and muddy, and a hat or sun visor!
Bring, and don't forget to apply your favorite sunscreen!
Be sure to print, complete, and sign the Work Glove Release and the Assumption of Risk & Release forms for yourself and each member of your group, then bring these forms with you to your selected site location on the day of the event. Remember that volunteers 18 and under are required to obtain a parent or guardian signature on these forms.
We will provide bottled water, work gloves, and trash bags!

It's easy to pre-register -- just click on the link above, complete the registration form and submit! If you have questions about the registration process, please e-mail the Registrar at riversweep@catawbariverkeeper.org. Pre-registration entitles the first 1,000 participants to a free t-shirt! No boat is needed to participate, but if you have a boat, please consider bringing it and registering as a boat captain. Each site will be open at 8:00 a.m. and pre-registered individuals, boat captains, and groups are encouraged to report to their selected site so that clean up can begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. on the day of the event.

If you did not pre-register, but would still like to participate, just show up at 8:00 a.m. on the day of the event to any of the 11 site locations listed. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee a t-shirt for participants who are not pre-registered.

If you are registering a group that numbers more than 20 members, please e-mail the Registrar at riversweep@catawbariverkeeper.org for separate registration instructions. All registered group leaders and boat captains will be contacted in advance of the event by a Riversweep organizer to provide additional information and instructions.