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Keep Rockland Beautiful - Nauraushaun Brook Cleanup

Keep Rockland Beautiful/United Way Fall Day of Caring

Nauraushaun Brook Cleanup!

 [New City, NY, October 3, 2013] – On September 27, 2013 forty four (44) volunteers participating in the United Way Fall Day of Caring joined a Keep Rockland Beautiful Fall Waterways cleanup along the Nauraushaun Brook in Nanuet, NY.

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 United Way of Rockland County’s fall and spring Days of Caring are among the largest volunteer community service events in the county. Keep Rockland Beautiful proudly partners in these events.

 On Friday, volunteers from Dominican College and PDI worked hard from 10am to 4pm. By removing litter and debris from along this tributary the volunteers made a visible improvement to the community and helped protect the quality of an important water resource.

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 With the help of the Clarkstown Beautification Unit, overseen by Enforcement Officer Joel Epstein, Keep Rockland Beautiful volunteers collected 75 garbage bags, 27 recycled bags, 7 shopping carts, 17 tires, mattress, One roll of metal springs, inflatable play house, 7 wood pellets, 1 giant wood door, 40 cubic ft. of lumber, 2 ceramic sewer pipes, 5 gallon propane tank, 2 plastic garbage cans, 5 cubic ft. of scrap metal and a bowling ball!

During a mid-day break, volunteers were generously offered a free slice of pizza by Cacciatori Pizza located at 30 North Middletown Rd. in Nanuet.

 Clarkstown Highway Department once again removed all the bags of trash and debris collected at the cleanup.

 To join the Fall Waterways Cleanup:

visit our website www.KeepRocklandBeautiful.org  or call: (845) 708-9164

Upcoming Fall Cleanup Events and Photo Opportunities:

Saturday, Oct 5th – Pascack Brook Cleanup
9am-2pm
Meeting Location: Birchwood Ave & South Pascack Rd., Nanuet
Park along the street and look for the KRB sign

Sunday, Oct 6th – Boy Scout Troop 78 Cleanup

9:30am-1pm

Meeting Location: Behind Pancake House building starting on West Nyack Drive

Saturday, Oct 19th – Black Beach Cleanup

9:30am-1pm
Meeting Location: South end of Riverside Ave, Haverstraw (Dutch Town)

Park in lot at the end of the Nyack-Haverstraw trail

Saturday, Oct 19th – Suffern Middle School Green Team Cleanup

Kakiat Park 10am-2pm
Meeting Location: At the entrance of the park near the parking lot

 Saturday, Oct 26th – Senator Carlucci’s Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup

9am-11am
Meeting Location: Meet at Dr. Davies Farm

(Please Register with Senator Carlucci’s office by calling 845-623-3627)

Sunday, Nov 24th – Orangetown Jewish Center Mitzvah Day Cleanup
Piermont Pier 11am-2pm

Meeting Location: TBD

 

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