For the entire month of July, Realtors from throughout Northeast Florida and their community partners will be working to make sure Florida’s waterways remain in pristine condition. They have been cleaning up the region’s lakes, rivers, streams, bays and beaches as part of a month-long Florida Realtors Clean Up Florida Waters initiative.
On July 23, the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors (NEFAR) is inviting everyone in the community to join in the effort.
Between 8 and 11 a.m., association members will man clean-up sites at nine different locations, including Beaches Town Center in Neptune/Atlantic Beach, SeaWalk Pavilion in Jacksonville Beach, Mickler’s Landing in Ponte Vedra and the St. Augustine Beach Pier.
Sites that are located away from the beaches include Wayne Stevens Boat Ramp, 4555 Ortega Farms Blvd., Jacksonville; Bert Maxwell Boat Ramp, 500 Maxwell Road; Sidney J. Gefen Riverwalk Park, 505 Alfred duPont Place; Main Street Boat Ramp, 3788 Main St., Middleburg; and Old Ferry Boat Ramp, 2231 Old Ferry Road. NEFAR flags will be posted at the sites.
NEFAR will supply volunteers with T-shirts, trash bags, grabbers, gloves, water and snacks.
In addition, two boat convoys will gather the trash from hard-to-reach places along the shoreline. One will leave from Crystal Cove Marina, 131 Crystal Cove Drive, Palatka, at 8 a.m.; and the other will leave from Lions Club Boat Ramp, 4322 Richard Denby Gatlin Road, Arlington, at 10 a.m.
Both convoys will return to their points of entry at 2 p.m. Boaters are invited to show up at those locations and join in.
All who volunteer are invited to an after-party from 1 to 6 p.m. at Veterans United Craft Brewery, 8999 Western Way, Jacksonville. One free drink ticket will be given to volunteers who have participated in the event.
Last year, NEFAR collected more than 1,500 pounds of trash from several clean-up sites along the St. Johns River between Mayport and Palatka.
To sign up for this event, register at bit.ly/3bZDohD.
