What:                         Renew Our Rivers Swift Creek cleanup

When:                        Saturday, Feb. 15 9 a.m. to noon

Where:                       Swift Creek Landing (County Road 21 south), Autaugaville Directions: Travel to Autaugaville on Highway 14; turn south on County Road 21 south and continue to Swift Creek Landing. Boats will ferry some volunteers to clean-up on the water while others will clean debris along the shoreline and roadways.

Who: This Renew Our Rivers cleanup is coordinated by Autauga County PALS, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, Advanced Disposal Systems and Alabama Power.

To Volunteer:          Contact John-Paul O’Driscoll at 334-358-6749.

For an up-to-date listing of Renew Our Rivers cleanups scheduled in 2014, please visit RenewOurRivers.com  or go to AlabamaPower.com and click on “Lakes & Recreation.”

Alabama Power, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO), provides reliable, affordable electricity to more than 1.4 million customers across the state.

Renew Our Rivers Fact Sheet

Alabama River cleanup

• First community cleanup: 2009
• Total trash removed: 48,820 pounds
• Total volunteers: More than 350
• 2013 trash removed: 7,000 pounds
• 2013 volunteers: More than 70

Renew Our Rivers 15-Year

• First community cleanup: 2000
• Southeast state impact: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi
• Total trash removed: More than 13.5 million pounds
• Alabama trash removed: More than 10.5 million pounds
• Alabama volunteers: More than 56,000
• 2013 Alabama trash removed: More than 380,000 pounds
• 2013 Alabama volunteers: More than 5,700