Volunteer

Trash travels… to the storm drain…and then out to the ocean… where it kills thousands of fish, birds and seals. But you can help stop this. California Coastal Cleanup Day is Saturday, September 25th. From 9 a.m.- noon, volunteers are needed at more than 80 sites across the county. You can also help to reduce harmful plastic by bringing your own buckets, work gloves, and reusable water bottles to the cleanup.

Registration is Now Open for the 26th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day!

• More than 80 cites countywide (36 coastal and 48 inland)
• Please bring your own REUSABLE supplies, including reusable water bottles, buckets, and work gloves to reduce waste created at the cleanup and the amount of plastics sent to the landfill
• Consider choosing an inland more in-need site with more trash and fewer volunteers traditionally.  These areas all lead to the ocean, so volunteers can stop trash in its tracks at the source
• Gather friends, co-workers, community members and sign up to clean up! www.cleanupday.org

 

2009 Volunteer Statistics

Volunteers perform a valuable service to ILACSD, and are instrumental in achieving our mission, helping us to raise public awareness throughout the community. ILACSD would like to thank all the volunteers who donate their time to ensure the health and safety of our environment.

Thank you to ALL who volunteered and helped to recruit volunteers for I Love A Clean San Diego in 2009!  Through your participation, you greatly increased ILACSD’s ability to raise environmental awareness throughout San Diego County and made 2009 a record volunteer year!!

In 2009, 25,580 volunteers contributed 66,758 hours toward environmental education and conservation projects with I Love A Clean San Diego.  These totals break down into the following activities:

• 7,919 volunteers participated in the Adopt-A-Beach program countywide.
• 386 volunteers stenciled 636 drains within the community.
• 17,275 San Diegans volunteered at ILACSD events, removing 542,675 pounds of debris from local beaches, bays, creeks, canyons, and lagoons. 
• Volunteers staffed environmental education events and booths, helped with administrative tasks and event preparation in the ILACSD office, and much more.

Great work!

Volunteer Spotlight

September 2010 -Coastal Cleanup Day preps move forward with the help of outstanding volunteers!

Volunteers are helping us get ready for the 26th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day. Together, both volunteers and interns assisted I Love A Clean San Diego and San Diego Coastkeeper in assembling cleanup supplies for the 85 sites participating in Coastal Cleanup Day on September 25th. While we anticipated a need for volunteers throughout the week, volunteers were so hard working and helpful that we finished packing more than 175 boxes in only three days.

For each site volunteers packed: Recycle bags, trash bags, gloves, waivers, the brand new CCD giveaway blue tote bags, Litter & Debris Data Cards, seafood watch cards, and much more. Thanks to all those outstanding volunteers and interns: Kathy, Hunter, Michele, Karina, Jennie, Luke, Alane, Cole, Linnea, Charlotte, Chris, Barbara, Denise, Salome and Nicole who this month are being recognized as Volunteers of the Month!

Get Involved

Would you like to volunteer and be a part of I Love A Clean San Diego?  If so, check out our Calendar for Current Cleanups.

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