What:              The seventh annual Village Creek Renew Our Rivers cleanup is Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 13-15. The in-creek cleanup is Thursday and Friday from 8-11 a.m., followed by lunch.    Volunteers are needed for the community cleanup on Saturday from 8-11:30 a.m., concluding with a “Big Tent Lunch” for all volunteers.

                        The Village Creek Society is coordinating this Renew Our Rivers cleanup in partnership with the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Department, Birmingham Public Works Department, Vulcan Materials and Alabama Power. Volunteers from the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Department and Vulcan Materials personnel are assisting the in-creek cleanup Thursday and Friday.

In 2011, about 245 volunteers removed more than 28 tons of trash and debris from Village Creek. More than 82 tons have been removed since 2006.

Overview:      Volunteers for Renew Our Rivers, one of the Southeast’s largest river cleanups, have collected more than 12 million pounds of trash and debris since the program’s inception in 2000. This year, 29 cleanups are planned through October on the Alabama, Black Warrior, Cahaba, Chattahoochee, Coosa, Mobile and Tallapoosa rivers.

Directions:     From Interstate 20/59, take Exit 121 Bush Blvd./Ensley. Travel half a mile north on Avenue V to Village Creek and follow signs to registration tent on Avenue M.

Contact:         Volunteers should contact Dr. Mable Anderson with the Village Creek Society at 205-798-0087 or vilcreek@bellsouth.net to pre-register.