Volunteers needed for Elnor Island cleanup
Article published on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
TREASURE ISLAND – The Treasure Island Beach Stewardship Committee seeks volunteers for a cleanup of Elnor Island Saturday, July 26.
Elnor Island is a 15-acre natural island situated at the east end of John’s Pass between Treasure Island and Madeira Beach.
Volunteers from Nature Matters, Inc., a nonprofit volunteer-based organization founded to keep Florida’s communities, bays, beaches, coasts and interior waterways clean, will provide a lot of the cleanup muscle-power. The group kayaks to the island.
Volunteers should bring their own work gloves, sunscreen, bug repellent and rubber-soled boots or shoes. Volunteers meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Gator’s Marina docks adjacent to Kingfish Park, just past Gator’s Cafe and Saloon on Kingfish Drive. City of Treasure Island barges will haul away all debris removed from the island. Sid Rice, owner of Gator’s Cafe, is donating funds to cover the disposal fees.
Article published on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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