Students can expect two food trucks for those who help out, a DJ, kayaking, giveaways and pool activities to be available for their enjoyment.
SGC-BBC expects to have 50 to 70 people show up to help, and will be put into groups to collect the litter of five and will have a list to check off for every piece of trash they find to keep track of the litter they collect.
The first 80 to register will receive a free shirt. Online registration is recommended but not required. If students have not registered online, there will be a registration table starting at 8:30 a.m. by the pool area outside.
These efforts are made to not only keep the campus clean, but to also ensure that no marine life will be harmed by the litter.
According to Larissa Adames, SGC-BBC clerk, there have been pieces of plastic that can be harmful to the marine life, like turtles and birds in particular, that have been found in the area. If not removed, the plastic can hurt the animals that are affected by them.
Angiela Lazo, SGC-BBC Special Events Coordinator, said that the majority of the trash comes from the boats nearby that wash up to shore.
Lazo wants this event to be open to the community as a whole and not just for the students. She reached out to the Alonzo Mourning High School and to businesses in the area. Greek organizations and other school clubs are expected to come out as well.
“Every year, SGA-BBC does the Bay Clean up, but this is the first year we are involving the community as well,” Lazo said. “I want to raise awareness on the importance of being environmentally friendly; I even talked to the food trucks so they won’t use any plastic or Styrofoam to keep with our theme.”
The School of Environments, Arts, and Sciences director, Jennifer Grimm, will be on hand to talk to people in attendance about the importance of the environment and how important it is to take care of the bay.
Clean up will begin at 9 a.m. and last until 12 p.m. and the activities should last until 3 p.m.
Comfortable attire is recommended, but students should remember to wear clothes that they won’t mind getting dirty and should bring sunscreen and protective clothing.
After the clean-up efforts are completed, the pool will be opened so remember to bring pool attire as well.
If interested in obtaining more information or to register, please go online to the SGC-BBC website at www.bbcsga.fiu.edu.
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