Beach Sweep on Saturday, October 29

A cold, windy start to the day -- but the afternoon cleared up and the sun came out.  Nineteen volunteers gathered at the cottage to tackle the cleanup project.  We had some first time volunteers from CCU and we were glad to have them join us.

Mary, the photographer from Inlet Point Plantation, was kind enough to take a picture of the group and more of the volunteers in action.  Thanks, Mary! (click on any photo to see it larger)

Waties Island Beach Sweep Volunteers

Steve and Debbie filling their bags

Paulette and Diane with one of the 4 tires

There was an amazing amount of stuff we collected - we estimated the weight to be in the neighborhood of 1000 pounds.


- 40 bags of miscellaneous trash - plastic bags, balloons, cans, bottles, food wrappers, clothing, shoes, sunglasses, fishing line, ropes, cigarette lighters, light bulbs, toys and other unidentifiable items
- 4 tires (one was a HUGE tire)
- 2 crab traps
- several oversize plastic bottles and buckets


Bryan took photos of the HUGE tire project at the upper end of the island - 

Chance, Brady and Brandy working on that tire

Digging...

and more digging...

Finally got it out

And last, but not least, the trip to the Solid Waste Authority to get rid of all that stuff --

Steve with the haul

Feels good to get it done!  Thanks, all, and see you in the spring,

Barb and Steve