The Great Island Clean-Up is on track for April!

Stephanie has a lot of folks aboard, but needs you! Here’s how things are going:

I thought I would give you a little update on the Great Island Clean-Up project.  The steering committee has targeted six major roads for which we’re trying to get enough groups to clean.  They are:

1. San Juan Valley Road (this road is already covered)
2. Cattle Point / Little Roads
3. Beaverton Valley Road
4. Douglas Road
5. Bailer Hill Road
6. West Valley Road

If you would like to help clean up roads 2 through 6, please contact David Dehlendorf, [email protected].  The more the merrier!

As for the streets of Friday Harbor, Mayor Carrie Lacher recently proclaimed April 9th as Great Island Clean-Up Day, encouraging all Friday Harbor residents and business owners to clean up the streets in front of their homes and businesses.  Volunteers from the Rotary Club will be working on the town’s streets that day, but the more help they have, the faster it will go and the greater area they can cover.  To “sweeten the deal,” King’s Market has offered a free donut for every bag of litter picked up.  Contact Tom Kirchner (chamber (at) sanjuanisland.org) for more info on this and to say “YES – I want to help clean the town’s streets – count me in!”

For those who would like to clean a road of their choice anywhere around the island – or even to help the groups on the roads listed above – there will be a sign-up kiosk at Marketplace from April 1 to April 8.

One generous islander is donating money to cover the cost of the Ace Hardware special package (grabbers, vest and 3 bags), to support individuals who would like to participate, but don’t have or can’t afford to purchase their own materials.  If any business would like to make a similar donation, please contact Lori Stokes at 378-4643.”

We hope ALL islanders will join the party to welcome the warm weather by doing a little spring cleaning and helping restore our island to litter-free beauty.

As always, feel free to email me if you need more information, Stephanie (at) tuckerhouse.com.
Stephanie Prima-Sarantopulos

Last Thursday at the Town Council meeting, Mayor Carrie Lacher reads the proclamation about the Great Islland Clean up as Tom for the Chamber of Commerce & Stephanie listen.

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