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I then arrived at the McDonalds across from the
Radisson about 6:30 AM to eat a light breakfast and to wait
for the other team members: Audrey Grayson, Lynn Pemberton
and Janice Denard. While waiting I realized not many people
received the scrub notice the night before because McDonalds
was continuously packed with people! We left McDonalds
about 8 AM to go to Arthur Avenue to begin our volunteer
work.
Upon
arrival we noticed our leaning, Adopt-A-Shore sign. Someone
must have hit it when clearing some of the greenery in the
area. Immediately after “suiting up” we found a $1 bill and
we knew we were in for a really good day because as I have
mentioned, there was no traffic, there was no parking
problem and the beach was ours to command, clean, and
control!
We went
beachside and started to clean as we walked the beach. The
weather was quite warm and we could tell the day was going
to be hot!
Please take
a look at all of our pictures for a “snapshot” of our
activities, pictures of the result of our hard work
(collected about 40 pounds of trash), pictures of beautiful
plants and flowers we enjoyed, and pictures of a street
marker located beachside for Harding Avenue (what a
surprise)!
Two days
after the Beach Cleanup I asked each of the volunteers “What
did you find interesting, different or unusual?" Their
observations are provided, here, and were also sent to the
Keep Brevard Beautiful organization.
Per Audrey Grayson: The number of different stories going
on, e.g., there were old couples leisurely walking together,
young couples laying supine on beach towels soaking up the
rays, and a beautiful pregnant woman who was walking at a
steady pace, swinging her arms as she walked. One might
assume that she was out getting her exercise. She was
staring at the sand as she walked as if she were in deep
thought. (Could have been a great Kodak moment).
And of course the little known fact for me is that there are
several homeless people who sleep on the beach. I didn’t
see them but they leave their bedding and other belongings
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