MEDIA RELEASE 19 � November - 2007
DIVERS AND SHORELINE VOLUNTEERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN
CLEANUP DAY
Chandler, AZ. N Depth Scuba, through PADI and Project
AWARE Foundation, U.S. Forest Service and the Boy Scouts
of America will conduct an underwater and fishing docks
volunteer cleanup at Saguaro Lake on Saturday December
8, 2007 from 10am to 2pm, followed by a thank you
cookout for all the volunteers. Some 100 underwater and
shoreline volunteers will be participating in this
event. Through the US Forest Service, an Eagle Scout
project is attached to this effort.
Project AWARE Foundation, the dive industry�s leading
environmental organization, coordinates underwater clean
up events and urges divers and volunteers to jump in
their wetsuits, pull on their gloves and make a splash
for trash!
�Project AWARE is pleased to support N Depth Scuba, US
Forest Service and the Boy Scouts of America. Divers are
the guardians of our underwater environments � they
often see first hand the effects of marine debris on our
delicate ecosystem. This event is the largest single day
volunteer event on behalf of our underwater environment.
It�s a fantastic example of how people can work together
to take action.� said Jenny Miller Garmendia, Director
of Project AWARE Foundation.
Many sponsors have donated food, water, supplies and
services. All sponsors will be recognized in future
updates for this project.
December 8, 2007 10am to 2pm at: Saguaro Lake �
Volunteer underwater garbage cleanup and removal.
Fishing docks cleanup and painting and Eagle Scout
Project.
For further information call the Site Organizer: Chrissy
Favazzo for N Depth Scuba at 480-899-3483 - Cheryl
Yerkovich for US Forest Service at 480-610-3330
Media inquiries: Chrissy Favazzo 480-899-3483
[email protected] for underwater cleanup or
Cheryl Yerkovich 480-610-3330
[email protected] for Eagle Scout project
information.
About Project AWARE Foundation
Project AWARE Foundation is the dive industry�s leading
non-profit environmental organization dedicated to
conserving underwater environments through education,
advocacy and action. Project AWARE Foundation offices
located in Australia, United States, Japan, the United
Kingdom and Switzerland combine efforts to conserve
aquatic resources in 175 countries of the world. For
further information visit
www.projectaware.org.
www.ndepthscuba.com