Volunteers set to clean Black Warrior River May 31
Bankhead Lake cleanup part of Renew Our Rivers 15-Year Celebration

What:                         Renew Our Rivers Bankhead Lake Cleanup

 

When:                        Saturday, May 31 8 a.m. to noon - Volunteer lunch to follow

Where:                       Warrior River Elks Lodge 108 Hurd Shoals Rd Adger, Ala. 35006

To Volunteer:          Contact Jason Ledbetter at 205-553-9373

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

Bankhead Lake community cleanup

  • First community cleanup: 2003
  • Total trash removed: 67.44 tons
  • Total volunteers: More than 888
  • 2013 trash removed 16,975 pounds
  • 2013 volunteers: More than 75

Renew Our Rivers 15th 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
  • 2014 Alabama trash removed to date: 56,140 pounds
  • 2014 Alabama volunteers to date: More than 1,413