An upcoming major cleanup effort takes place on Sept. 17, said Zimmerman.
CORONA USA BEACH CLEANUP PLUS
Keep Collier Beautiful sponsors regular beach cleanups that are open to the public, where they provide all necessary supplies such as gloves, grabbers and bags, plus bottled water. Around them, gentle waves lapped the beach, birds soared overhead, and joggers, sun worshippers and stand-up paddle boarders all shared the morning under a bright blue sky dotted with fluffy clouds. The LCFAA volunteers cleaned approximately two miles of shoreline and collected 150 pounds of trash and debris on Saturday. Of course, for the Leadership Collier volunteers, that means networking, as well as spending a piece of the morning on Naples’ crown jewel and going home with the glow of accomplishing something worthwhile. “It goes quickly, you get out in nature, and get together with others doing the same thing,” he said. Zimmerman said, though, there are many swathes of beach, as well as canals, in need of sponsorship, and urged organizations to consider signing up to clean a section. The Leadership Collier Foundation Alumni Association has adopted two stretches of Naples beach, both around the pier and further north, near the Naples Beach Hotel, through Keep Collier Beautiful’s Adopt-a-Shoreline program. Perhaps the most prevalent item collected was the omnipresent cigarette butt, as so many smokers cannot seem to grasp the idea that these actually are trash, unsightly and long lasting, and don’t just disappear on their own. The reason glass is prohibited was clearly demonstrated by the find of Andres Paz – a tequila bottle shattered and in pieces, just waiting to slice up the feet of some unwary barefoot stroller. The popular Corona beer commercials urge people to “find their beach,” and Courtney Lehmann found several Corona bottles that had found theirs, despite glass bottles being banned from the Naples shoreline. Jim Zimmerman, executive director of Keep Collier Beautiful, was on hand passing out bags, grabbers and disposable gloves, and even made a video of the cleanup.
“We spend about $25,000 a year supporting them, money that is part of the trash pickup fees we all pay.” “Collier County is a great supporter of Keep Collier Beautiful,” said Rodriguez. Another local luminary, Collier County Solid Waste Director Dan Rodriguez, walked behind the tide line picking up straws and cans with his long grabber, and praised the cooperation of Keep Collier Beautiful, Inc., which takes the lead in working with organizations to clean local beaches and canals.
Naples City Councilor Michelle McLeod headed down the beach with Realtor and cleanup organizer Marianna Foggin, pausing repeatedly to pick up yet another item some thoughtless beach users had not bothered to take with them when leaving. Chamber staffer Amanda Beights also went into the vegetation, and found a “sky lantern,” one of the banned candlelit paper and wood contraptions people persist in launching during fireworks shows. Even with a beach cleanup already having taken place since the Fourth of July fireworks, there was plenty of debris for the volunteers to pick up.īeach cleanup veterans Doug and Lori Fowler, working as a team, were already on their third bag of garbage after looking through the sea oats behind the sand, and reported a number of beachgoers had thanked them for what they were doing. And a group of volunteers from the Leadership Collier Foundation Alumni Association did walk on the beach all around the Naples Pier the morning of July 9, scouring the sand for trash and litter.Īpproximately 32 alumni of the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce Leadership Collier program showed up, and found a “target-rich environment,” as they say in the military.
View Gallery: Leadership Collier group meets to scour the beach around Naples PierĪs volunteer work goes, this was a walk on the beach.
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