Trellis Bay Coastal Cleanup
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The Rotaract Club of Tortola and Interact Club of Road Town joined forces on Saturday 15 September 2012 to take on the Ocean Conservancy's Trash Free Seas challenge. The clubs participated in a territory wide Coastal Cleanup organized by the Conservation and Fisheries Department on International Costal Cleanup Day.
Club members met at the Loose Mongoose in Trellis Bay where they were divided into teams, provided with tally sheets and given instructions, along with trash bags and gloves needed for the task. They then disbursed along the shoreline to collect, record and return with their stash (trash).
There was an excellent turn out from both the Rotaract and Interact clubs with a few Rotarians also present to lend a hand. The result was a collection of miscellaneous waste, debris and junk ranging from cigarette butts to an old boat seat and vehicle transmission.
Double duty
Some of the members from Rotaract and the Rotary Club of Road Town did double duty on Saturday by participating in the HLSCC Highland Spring College Classic race early in the morning on their club’s behalf before reporting to Trellis Bay to pitch in with the cleanup effort.
The morning ended with a birthday celebration on the freshly cleaned beachfront for two members of the combined cleanup team. The coastal cleanup is an annual international event promoted by Ocean Conservancy, an agency which strives to preserve and protect the worlds oceans. The Rotaract Club of Tortola participates each year.
