Miami-Dade County - Environment

Thousands of Miami-Dade County volunteers will show their commitment to our community by participating in the Biscayne Bay Cleanup Day

(MIAMI, April 15, 2013) - Thousands of volunteers will show their love for the beauty of Biscayne Bay while giving back to the community by taking part in the 31^st annual Baynanza Biscayne Bay Cleanup Day. The largest volunteer shoreline cleanup in South Florida, known as the Baynanza Biscayne Bay Cleanup Day, will take place on Saturday, April 20^thfrom 9 am till noon at 23 different locations throughout the County. There will be entertainment, music, food, and engaging hands-on environmental activities for the volunteers to enjoy at this year’s main kick-off site, which will be at Haulover Beach Park located at 10800 Collins Ave. Volunteers at all 23 cleanup sites will receive a free commemorative T-shirt, and community service hours are available to all students who participate in this event. Baynanza is fun, free, and very fulfilling.

Community service hours are available to all students who participate in this event. For more information, visit us online at www.miamidade.gov/economy or call Luis Espinoza at 305-372-6770.

Background

Baynanza is Miami-Dade’s way of celebrating the environment and inviting the community to learn how to protect it while having a great time. The Biscayne Bay Cleanup Day is just one of the many environmental activities that make up Baynanza. The Baynanza 2013 Calendar of Events lists many events being held in April and is available FREE by calling 305-372-6784.

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It is the policy of Miami-Dade County to comply with all of the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. For For ADA accommodations, please call 305-372-6784.

Who:

Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources (RER), Division of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) and event sponsors.

What:

The 31st anniversary of the Baynanza Biscayne Bay Cleanup Day, the largest volunteer shoreline cleanup in South Florida.

When:

April 20, 2013, 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

Where:

Twenty-three sites throughout Miami-Dade County. The main site for the media and VIPs is Haulover Park Marina (10800 Collins Ave, Miami). At this site event sponsors will provide delicious refreshments, prizes, music, hands-on environmental activities, and much more.