Local volunteers needed for Coastal Cleanup Day

Keep Sarasota County Beautiful needs volunteers for the 2008 International Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 20. The cleanup will involve coastal areas and a few interior sites at the following locations:

Sarasota: Bay Island Park, Bayfront Park, Bayou Oaks, Bird Key Park, Blackburn Point Park, Blind Pass Beach, Centennial Park, City Island, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Indian Beach, Lido Beach, South Lido Beach, Myakka River Bridge, New Pass fishing pier, Newtown Estates Park, Palmer Point Beach, Phillippi Creek, Phillippi Estates, Pioneer Park, Point of Rocks, Potter Park, the Ringling Causeway, Siesta Beach, Shoreline Park and Turtle Beach

Nokomis: Nokomis Beach, the Nokomis East neighborhood and the North Jetty.

Venice: Brohard Beach, Caspersen Beach, the South Jetty, Service Club Park, Shamrock Park, Venetia Bay Park and Venice Beach.

North Port: Myakkahatchee Creek, Myakkahatchee Park, Coco Plum Waterway, Blueridge Lake, Shover Waterway and Highland Ridge Park. Other areas include Laurel, Manasota Beach, Osprey fishing pier and Oscar Scherer State Park.

Rain date for the cleanup is Sept. 27. To register, or to become a sponsor, call 861-6767 by Sept. 7.

Way to go

During its July meeting, the Venice Lions Club honored the Venice Lions Little League Baseball team, the county cup champions.

The team, parents and supporters joined the club members for pizza, desserts and soft drinks. In return, the Venice Lions team presented the Lions with a plaque to show their appreciation for the club's sponsorship.

Short take

The Venice Women's Sailing Squadron, also known as the "Bitter Ends" will offer a "Learn to Sail" course for women Sept. 8-12. For information, call Carol Miller at 223-6049 or Helen Gokbudak at 484-1492.

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Published: Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 1:00 a.m.