16th Annual Cahaba River Cleanup

The Alabama Central District of Civitan International, a community service organization, is once again hosting the Annual Cahaba River Cleanup on May 15, 2010. The public is invited to come out and help clean the river and the banks of the Cahaba River. This year's location will be Helena, AL at Buck’s Creek and take out at Hwy 52. The initial staging and Registration will be at Buck Park and will run from 7am to 8am. The estimated finish time is between 12noon and 1pm. Lunch will be served upon return to Buck Park.

Civitan provides canoes, paddles and lifejackets and volunteers provide the man hours. There will be teams of volunteers paddling the river by canoe to pick up debris that has collected there such as tires, bottles, all types of balls, cans and other items. Teams will also cleanup specific recreation areas along the river where such debris may have been left under the bridge itself. Volunteers will get dirty and wet during this cleanup and should dress appropriately.

This is a great project for individuals, Junior Civitans, Scout Troops, University Students, High School Students who need to fill their community service hours, Corporate Sponsors and their employees, or any other community service project group. We welcome everyone who wants to help our community keeps its river clean!