The original item was published from 5/16/2019 12:21:50 PM to 6/17/2019 12:00:11 AM.

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Posted on: May 16, 2019

[ARCHIVED] Things to Do & Know!

Ft Monroe Mill Creek Kayak Cleanup, May 18, 8am, Fort Monroe Floating Dock, across from the soccer field. Bring your kayaks and life vests and let's clean up Mill Creek! We'll provide bags, gloves, and grabbers. Contact Cris at causink@hampton.gov to sign up!

One Love Community Cleanup, May 18, 10am 12pm, River Street Park. Contact Imara Diaz at gabeunitedsouls@gmail.com to sign up!

Groovin’ by the Bay Litter- Free Event Cleanups, May 26 – September 1, Sundays, 5pm – 8pm, Buckroe Beach Park, 100 S 1st St, Hampton. Need volunteers, one site coordinator and 3 - 4 volunteers for each Sunday evening throughout the summer. Contact Cynthia at cfharris@hampton.gov for more information. Sign up for all the evenings or just one or two!

WeLoveU Foundation North Phoebus Community Cleanup, May 26, 11am – 1pm, starting at North Phoebus Community Center, 249 W Chamberlin Ave. Contact Cynthia at cfharris@hampton.gov for more information.

Clean the Bay Day, various locations, June 1, 9am – 12pm. Need site captains and volunteers. Contact Cris at causink@hampton.gov or 727-1158 for more information.

May Yard of the Month Winner: Congratulations to Ashton Haywood of Big Bethel Road, the winner of the May Yard of the Month Contest! Thank you to the YARDS Judges for going out on a dreary day to make this decision!

YARDS Contest Nominations: Do you know of a beautiful yard you think should be Yard of the Month? Nominate your favorite yards at http://bit.ly/YARDSNomination. YARDS yards are beautiful, good for the environment, and good for their neighborhood. For more information, hccc@hampton.gov. For more information and for online resources, go to https://hampton.gov/929/YARDS.

April Adopt-A-Spot & Special Cleanups: 116 cleanups, 814 volunteers, 1460 hours, 676 bags of trash, and 23,857 cigarette butts. This means that volunteers picked up nearly 7 tons of trash, which kept nearly 6 tons out of our waterways (80 percent of the trash on land ends up in waterways). In addition, by removing those cigarette butts, volunteers prevented the pollution of almost 48,000 gallons of water – that’s 596 bathtubs full of water…

Bay Star Businesses: “When your business becomes a Bay Star Business, you are letting customers know you care about a cleaner, greener Hampton Roads. Your participation requires just five easy, low or no-cost pledges so complete your pledge form now and get started!” http://askhrgreen.org/programs/bay-star-business/

REDUCE, REUSE, Recycle Right!: Takeout creates a lot of trash. It doesn't have to. Check out this video: https://youtu.be/5qx2WFpNTPs

World Environment Day, June 5, the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. Since it began in 1974, the event has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries. The theme for 2019 is air pollution.