Beach Cleanup this Saturday - Sponsored by Scuba Systems

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Hello Chicago Area Divers - my local dive shop is sponsoring a beach cleanup tomorrow. The details are listed below. Contact Nancy or Larry if you have any questions. - FREE AIR FILLS! & PADI Project AWARE certificates

SCUBA SYSTEMS INVITES YOU TO
INTERNATIONAL BEACH CLEANUP & DIVE
AT GREENWOOD STREET BEACH
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
One block south of Dempster

Saturday, September 16, 2006
9am to 1pm

This will be a fun day of cleanup for all people interested in preserving the beauty of our underwater world. The cleanup will be along the shoreline and underwater at Greenwood Street Beach, on Lake Michigan, one block south of Dempster in Evanston. You can help make a difference. A great event for the whole family!

This is a great project for Scouts, school groups, and community service projects.

There will be prizes for the people who find the most and most unusual debris both underwater and topside.

DIVERS: Certification cards, dive floats, flags and gloves required. Mesh goodie bags are recommended. FREE AIRFILLS and 20% off rentals available at SCUBA SYSTEMS.

Co-sponsored by Scuba Systems, PADI’s Project AWARE, and Ocean Conservancy. Advance signup requested. PADI Project AWARE certificates and the Monterrey Aquarium/Audobon Society Seafood Guide will be given to all participants.

Meet at the beach shack.

Scuba Systems
3919 Oakton
Skokie, IL 60076
(847) 674-0222
(847) 674-0275 fax
http://www.scubasystems.org/

 

[Amadeus023]

Skokie, Illinois...September 16, 2006 The local diving community and area residents helped celebrate International Beach Cleanup Day on Saturday, September 16 at Greenwood Beach in Evanston. 108 volunteers from Scuba Systems in Skokie and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Chicago targeted the underwater and shoreline debris littering the beach.



The group filled 42 bags of trash, which weighed 367 pounds from one-half mile of beach. "At a quick glance, this beautiful Lake Michigan beach looked quite clean. However, the amount of debris picked up showed otherwise." said Nancy Boucha of Scuba Systems.



The most unusual find of the day was a sleeping bag. The biggest surprise was that more food wrappers were found than cigarrette butts. The best discovery was that not one single piece of debris was found underwater.



This event is the largest single day volunteer event on behalf of our underwater environment. It’s a fantastic example of how people can work together to take action.



In addition to being coordinated by Scuba Systems, www.scubasystems.org and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Chicago, www.jccc-Chi.org, the cleanup was also sponsored Project AWARE www.projectaware.org, and the Center for Ocean Conservancy, www.oceanconservancy.org.



Scuba Systems will be participating in next year's cleanup on September 15, 2007. This is a great conservation project for scouts, school groups, families and community service projects. Bring your friends and help make clean waters a reality.



For more information, contact Scuba Systems, 3919 Oakton, Skokie, IL 60076 847/674-0222 www.scubasystems.org



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Christina Garrett of Chicago holds up a golden colored bull's horn she found. Photo by Nancy Boucha

Judith Richards of Barrington and Mirek Wlodkowski hold up a bag of trash they found after they dove.


Scuba Systems
3919 Oakton
Skokie, IL 60076
(847) 674-0222
(847) 674-0275 fax
http://www.scubasystems.org/

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