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More than 1300 volunteers, including hundreds of Boy and Girl Scouts, turned out on September 29 for the Lake Lanier Association's 19 th Annual Shore Sweep. The volunteers collected 42 tons of trash and Styrofoam at 14 sites around LakeLanier.
The volunteers combed Lake Lanier's shoreline for five hours from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. The most Styrofoam was collected this year by a concerted effort in Dawson County. Volunteers scouted out Styrofoam and other large objects on the shoreline in advance and organized groups to retrieve it and take it by boat to War Hill Park . A commercial artist from Murrayville, Zacq Reid, picked up 180 pieces of Styrofoam, which he will use to make television stage sets and garden ornaments .
Several organizations and counties around the lake helped with Shore Sweep. Dawson, Hall, and Forsyth counties allowed for free disposal at their landfills, and J & J Disposal donated four large trash containers for the busiest sites. S & S Hardware and Mower in Buford provided trash bags, and the US Army Corps of Engineers rangers led a clean up on islands in the lake using boats donated by Lake Lanier Islands.
Each volunteer received a Shore Sweep 2007 T-shirt with the Lake Lanier 50th anniversary logo, and the scouts received a 2007 patch to add to their uniforms. The volunteers enjoyed an appreciation party at Lanier Park following the event with hot dogs and hamburgers provided by area Publix supermarkets, Wal-Mart in Buford, Longhorns Steakhouse in Dawsonville and beverages courtesy of Coca Cola Enterprises and BB&T Bank. Each volunteer received a raffle ticket and the chance to win prizes donated by area businesses.
Sponsors of Shore Sweep included the Marine Trade Association of Metro Atlanta, Norman's Landing Restaurant, American Proteins, Mincey Marble Manufacturing, Lake LanierIslands, Sheila Davis - Re/Max Horizons, MazdOnly/Toyonly and Lake Lanier marinas.