What: The annual Renew Our Rivers Bankhead Lake cleanup is Saturday, May 30. Volunteers should wear comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes and report at 7:30 a.m. at River Bend Sports Grill parking lot. Minors must have a chaperone. There will be free T-shirts and lunch and the cleanup will end at noon.

This Renew Our Rivers cleanup is coordinated by Alabama Power, Boat Alabama, Bama Navy, Santek Waste Services, AAA Solutions, Franklin Ferry Marina, Cabinet Components, Riverbend Sports Bar and Grill, Quinn’s Landing, Simmons Sporting Goods, Marks Outdoors, Cajun Steamer Bar & Grill, City Auto Sales, Hueytown Hardware, Alabama Marine Police, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Warrior River Fire Department, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County Commission, Premier Chevrolet, Pleasant Grove Chevron, Virginia Mines Grocery, Smiths Camp, Joe Branch Marina and Howton’s Camp.

Overview: Volunteers for Renew Our Rivers, one of the Southeast’s largest river cleanup campaigns, have collected nearly 14 million pounds of trash and debris since the program’s inception in 2000. This year, 31 cleanups are planned through November on the Alabama, Black Warrior, Cahaba, Chattahoochee, Coosa, Mobile and Tallapoosa rivers.

To learn more about volunteer efforts, visit our website, http://renewourrivers.com.

Directions: From Adger, head southwest on County Road 23 toward Keef Drive. Turn left onto Lock 17 Road and continue for 2.6 miles. Turn right onto Stringfellow Hill Road then turn left onto Camp Oliver Road and follow for 6.3 miles. Turn left onto Hurl Shoals Road and the River Bend Sports Grill parking lot will be on your left. River Bend Sports Grill is located at 108 Hurl Shoals Road.

Volunteer Contact:   Buck Vines at 205-226-1170.