How to Organize a Great Rivers Alive Cleanup

How to Organize a Great Rivers Alive Cleanup Saturday, August 26 at Arabia Nature Center What is Rivers Alive? Rivers Alive is a volunteer cleanup event that targets all waterways in the State of Georgia including streams, rivers, lakes, beaches and wetlands. The mission of Rivers Alive is to create awareness of and involvement in the preservation of Georgia's water resources. Rivers Alive is held annually each October and is sponsored by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Georgia AdoptA-Stream Program and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs’ Keep Georgia Beautiful Program, in cooperation with the Columbus "Help the Hooch." Why should you get involved? Georgia's 70,150 miles of streams and rivers need your help! Our waterways provide us with fresh drinking water, great recreational opportunities like canoeing and fishing, and they serve as a pleasant respite from our busy day to day lives. Everyone contributes to pollution in our streams. This is your opportunity to help by giving something back to the environment! Help us clean our rivers, streams, lakes, beaches and wetlands by supporting Rivers Alive! How can you get involved?      To join a cleanup that is already being organized, please visit our website in the Fall. You can search our maps to find the contact information for a cleanup near you. If you are considering organizing a local Rivers Alive cleanup event, go to the Rivers Alive website and register your event and receive free t-shirts for your volunteers. Event registration begins in June and runs through July 31. Groups may register after 7/31. On our website, you can find a River Cleanup Guide with ideas to make your event more successful, sample press releases, waivers, maps and detailed contact information so that volunteers can find your event, and links to your local Rivers Alive cleanup web pages! Attend a “How to Organize a Great Rivers Alive Cleanup” Workshop. Use the form on the back to register today! How to Organize a Great Rivers Alive Cleanup Join us to learn all the details involved in hosting an exciting cleanup event on your local waterway! DeKalb County Workshop Friday, July 14 at 4:30 PM – Dunwoody Nature Center Saturday, August 26 at 10:00 AM – Arabia Nature Center Please register me for the DeKalb County Workshop Send completed form to: Amber Greer, Director Keep DeKalb Beautiful 1300 Commerce Drive, 4th Floor Decatur, Georgia 30030 Hosts Where Map Questions Keep DeKalb Beautiful and Arabia Nature Center Arabia Nature Center – 3787 Klondike Road - Lithonia, 30038 http://www.co.dekalb.ga.us/parks/pdf/ArabiaMap.pdf Call (404) 371-2654 or visit www.co.dekalb.ga.us/beautiful ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Form Please Note: There is no charge for the workshop. Register no later than one week before date. Name Address City___________________State_________________Zip_________________________ Phone_________________Fax__________________Email_______________________ Are you coordinating this cleanup event for an organization? If YES, please name: