What:              Residents and volunteers will roll up their sleeves to cleanup Lake Martin this Saturday, at DARE Power Park in Dadeville. The event is being organized by the Middle Tallapoosa Clean Water Partnership and is from 8 a.m. to noon with support  from sponsors and Alabama Power. Volunteers will target the upper end of Lake Martin on Woods’ and Young’s Island, launching boats from DARE Park.  Last year, 400 volunteers assisted in the cleanup.

Overview:      Renew Our Rivers, the Southeast’s largest river cleanup campaign, is in its seventh year with spring cleanups through June 17. The award-winning, grassroots program spearheaded by Alabama Power, television partner FOX6 WBRC and community volunteers, has selected “A New Beginning” as the slogan for this year’s campaign. Since its inception in 2000, more than 6,000 volunteers have removed more than 5.5 million pounds of trash.

Directions:   DARE Park – 280 Boat Center (from Birmingham)
Follow 280 East;  turn right at 280 Boat Center onto W. LaFayette St. and go 2.5 miles and turn right onto Youngs Ferry Road. Go 4.5 miles to DARE Power Park. The 280 Boat Center is approximately 10 miles east from Alexander City.

Contact: For more information, call Tammy Jones, Middle Tallapoosa Clean Water Partnership coordinator, (256) 234-5271 ext. 3, or call 1-800-LAKES11.