{"id":15948,"date":"2023-08-07T10:55:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T14:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savebay.org\/?p=15948"},"modified":"2023-08-09T13:17:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T17:17:05","slug":"beach-captains-needed-for-this-years-international-coastal-cleanup-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savebay.org\/beach-captains-needed-for-this-years-international-coastal-cleanup-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"Beach Captains needed for this year\u2019s International Coastal Cleanup effort\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Save The Bay seeks Beach Captains for this year\u2019s International Coastal Cleanup effort\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Do you hate seeing trash along Rhode Island\u2019s shorelines? Join Save The Bay in the fight against litter as a cleanup leader!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

PROVIDENCE, R.I. \u2013 August 7, 2023 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>If donning a pair of gloves and a trash grabber and guiding volunteers through a coastal cleanup sounds enticing, then becoming a Beach Captain might be in your future! Save The Bay has announced a series of Beach Captain trainings that will teach reliable, responsible volunteers the safety and data collection protocols needed to lead an International Coastal Cleanup in Rhode Island this fall.<\/p>\n

Each year, Save The Bay coordinates the state of Rhode Island\u2019s participation in the International Coastal Cleanup, a global effort that is coordinated by the Ocean Conservancy. From September-November, cleanup volunteers collect both debris and data to reduce litter in\u2014and increase anti-litter advocacy for\u2014oceans and waterways.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year, more than 2,000 International Coastal Cleanup volunteers collected 22,645 pounds of trash from Rhode Island shorelines,\u201d said Save The Bay Volunteer and Internship Manager July Lewis. \u201cThose kinds of results would not be possible without a team of Beach Captains leading cleanups all around Narragansett Bay throughout the ICC season.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBecoming an ICC Beach Captain is something anyone can do,\u201d said Lewis. \u201cAnd we make it easy by providing the required training and supplies, and supporting our Captains by offering pre-planned cleanups to lead. We can also work with Captains to plan a cleanup at a site of their choosing!\u201d<\/p>\n

Interested future Beach Captains can attend one of the several 90-minute Beach Captain trainings taking place on Zoom in the coming weeks:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Thursday, August 10 \u2022 7-8:30 p.m.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Saturday, August 12 \u2022\u00a0 9-10:30 a.m.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Tuesday, August 22 \u2022 7-8:30 p.m.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Tuesday, September 12 \u2022 7-8:30 p.m.<\/a><\/p>\n

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More information about registering for a Beach Captain training\u2014and participating in the International Coastal Cleanup\u2014is available on Save The Bay\u2019s Volunteer Portal at volunteer.savebay.org\/international-coastal-cleanup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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