HomeMy Public PortalAboutCOTI_PR20160406_BeachSweep (2).docxPRESS RELEASE: Contact: Diane Schleicher, City Manager
For immediate release (912) 786-4573
Call for Volunteers for Orange Crush Beach Cleanings
Tybee Island, GA – (April 6, 2016) In anticipation of large crowds during the two upcoming weekends promoted as Orange Crush (April 16-17 and April 23-24), Tybee Clean Beach Volunteers
is seeking assistance in cleaning the beach the mornings of Sunday, April 17th and Sunday, April 24th. Anyone interested in helping should meet at the base of the Parker Pier and Pavilion,
near the Tybee Island Marine Science Center, at 8AM Sunday morning April 17, a local Georgia Cities Week Cleanup, and/or April 24th. The clean-up effort is expected to be over by 10AM
each morning. Buckets, grabbers, and gloves will be available. Please note that in order to focus efforts on cleaning the most heavily littered beach areas, the Island-wide Litter
Sweep and Party scheduled for Sunday, April 24 at 2:00 pm at Memorial Park has been cancelled.
About Tybee Island, GA.: The City of Tybee Island, Georgia is on the outermost barrier island off the Savannah area coast. With a wild bird sanctuary, over three miles of ocean beaches,
and salt marshes on the back river, outdoor recreation activities abound for visitors to the island. As a key defense point to the important Savannah port, Tybee’s Fort Screven, Tybee
Post Theater, Fort Pulaski, and the Tybee Island and Cockspur Lighthouses combine with the unique architectures of the island’s raised cottages to form a rich backdrop for history buffs.
Attracting a strong artistic community, there are several local supporting art galleries. Keeping the island interesting year round are several arts festivals, the Annual Pirate Fest,
the Beach Bum Parade, St Patrick’s Day celebrations, the Hot Rod Run, the Beach Bash, and the Christmas Parade, as well as fireworks displays on Independence and New Year’s Days off
the Walter W. Parker Pier and Pavilion. The Marine Science Center cooperates with Georgia’s DNR to protect threatened sea turtle species by searching for nests, protecting their eggs,
and making sure hatchlings make it to sea. For visitor information, stop by http://www.tybeevisit.com/, and to find more about the City of Tybee Island, visit our web site at http://www.cityoftybee.
org/.
About Tybee Clean Beach Volunteers: The group’s beach cleanings are intensive, seeking to remove the smallest items that may not be picked up by city employees or large scale beach sweeps
- things like small bits of plastic, butts, straws, stirrers, shards of plastic wrappers, band aids, hair ties, and countless other small items. These items most likely end up ingested
by marine life, swept out to sea, or buried deeper into the sand. Join them in restoring the beauty of Tybee's beaches. Visit their web site at http://tybeecleanbeach.com/.
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