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Riverbank Cleanup below SpringHill Suites, Lawrence, KS

Join Friends of the Kaw on Sunday, December 9th, 2012 from 1 to 3pm to clean up the south side of the Kansas River below Bowersock Dam in Lawrence.  We will meet at the HeartlandCommunity Health Center parking lot just north of New York and 

E. 7th Street

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What to wear: closed toe shoes, work gloves, long pants and long sleeves (dress appropriately for the weather – the event will be canceled if it is raining, or snowing.)

Optional to bring: small shovels, wire cutters and buckets for carrying heavy items.

Friends of the Kaw will provide trash bags, water, soda and snacks. SpringHill Suites is providing a dumpster for all trash collected. Sunflower Recycling is providing recycling services for all recyclables.

Friends of the Kaw’s Lawrence GiveBack Charity 10K team will also be earning flags for the competition to earn a cash donation.  You can register for a Lawrence GiveBack card at this event and help us raise funds all year round.

For more information contact the Kansas Riverkeeper at 913 963 3460 or at[email protected]! See you on Sunday!