Fairmont Hotels & Resorts of California pledge 1,000 volunteers 24th Annual California Coastal Clean-Up Day (United States)
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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts of California pledge 1,000 volunteers 24th Annual California Coastal Clean-Up Day (United States)
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Category: North America & West Indies / Carribean islands - United States -
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2008-09-01
Tens of thousands of Californians, including a pledge of 1,000 California Fairmont Hotels & Resorts colleagues, friends and family members, will gather along the beaches, shorelines, and inland waterways of the state to clear away the debris that has been deposited over the past year, on Saturday, September 20, 2008.
Last year, 61,122 Coastal Cleanup volunteers (a 20 percent jump from the previous record for volunteer turnout) collected nearly 1 million pounds of trash and recyclables from over 2,400 miles of shoreline around the state. With 48 counties (out of 58) taking part, the 2007 cleanup also had the largest geographic reach ever achieved.
When: Saturday, September 20th, from 9 am to noon in most locations.
Where: Cleanups will take place at over 750 sites on California beaches, bays, rivers, creeks, parks, roadsides, and highways. Call the local coordinator for exact locations and other site-specific information. For further detail, visit California Coastal’s web site at www.coast4u.org.
Why: “California Coastal Cleanup Day is the state’s premier volunteer event and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts of California is a proud sponsor of this effort”, says Tom Klein, Regional Vice-President of Operations and General Manager at the Fairmont San Francisco. “Over a century ago Fairmont Hotels & Resorts was founded on an enduring connection to the land, communities and people where we do business. Energizing our commitment to 'think globally and act locally', we are proud to support hotel-based environmental initiatives. Coastal Cleanup Day teaches all Californians that our everyday actions have broad implications for the well-being of our oceans and the habitat and wildlife that depend on them.”
How: Call 1 (800) COAST-4U or visit www.coast4u.org for more information.
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