The event will take place from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m., and volunteers may pick up trash bags to collect trash from the shoreline at the following locations on the lake:  Hall County – Aqualand Marina, Clarks Bridge Park, Gainesville Marina, Holiday Marina, Lake Lanier Islands, Lazy Days Marina, Starboard Cove Marina and Sunrise Cove Marina:  Dawson County – War Hill Park; Forsyth County – Bald Ridge Marina, Habersham Marina and Port Royale Marina; Gwinnett – Lanier Harbor Marina.  Trash may be taken to these locations with the exception of Lake Lanier Islands where volunteers may enter at no charge through the main gate to collect trash.

In return for a full bag of trash, the volunteers will receive a free Shore Sweep T-shirt and an invitation to the Shore Sweep volunteer appreciation party which will take place at Van Pugh Park North in Flowery Branch after Shore Sweep from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: only one shirt will be given per full bag of trash.

The Lake Lanier Association is a non-profit organization whose members are organizing the 22nd Annual Shore Sweep. For more information, please call the association at 770.503.7757 or visit its Web site at www.lakelanier.org.

Our next raft-up is planned for August 28, 2010 in the vicinity of Two Mile / Four Mile Creek area of the lake. The raft-up will begin after the On-The-Water Powerboat Handling Testing, which should be around 11:00 am. The raft-up will last through the afternoon, so come out and join us!

The theme for this event is “Watersports” -  including wake boarding, water skiing, tubing, and for those less adventurous, watching everyone else. As always, please bring food to share!

Proceed to Port Side Marker FM3 then continue bearing to the left on to the entrance to the cove labeled Four Mile Creek staying left of hazard post just beyond. GPS Coordinates of anchor/raft-up location …are N34*13’48” W84*01’05”

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