Volunteers needed for Fall River ‘Shady’ Sweep

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Staff Reports

Friends of the Muscatatuck River Society is sponsoring the 18th annual Fall River “Shady” Sweep on Oct. 2 in memory of founder Dan Shade.

Volunteers will have the opportunity to canoe a section of the Muscatatuck River or walk along its bank while collecting trash and contributing positively to the environment and community.

Everyone is welcome to participate; however, parents or other responsible adults need to accompany small children. Participants should dress in clothing appropriate for outdoor work and relative to the current weather conditions.

Registration will be a drive-thru-style similar to the spring cleanup. Participants will arrive at 8 a.m. at Vernon Commons via Brown Street by Vernon Fire Station (turn right on Commons street and stop at the Vernon Commons shelter house).

Volunteers from the Friends organization will issue dry bags (containing medical kits, trash bags, hand sanitizer and site leader form), buckets and tools. Each site leader will document the workers’ names, shirt sizes and a brief description of the day’s events on the site leader form provided. A worker will document the group ID and cleanup location.

The organization is suggesting groups work cleaning sites in familiar areas to the crew. Site leaders will be individually responsible for their parties and participation. Those with a preferred cleanup site are asked to notify the Friends volunteers onsite.

At noon, the group will reconvene at the shopping center parking lot next to McDonald’s/Country Chevrolet to collect reports and issued equipment. Jennings County Highway Department trucks will be there to collect trash or groups are encouraged to take refuse straight to the highway garage/recycle center (either estimate weight or record weight at assigned scales, which are to be determined).

Due to COVID-19 concerns, lunch will not be provided at this year’s event.

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