Volunteer Beach Cleanups - We sign school volunteer forms!

[kncook07]

Please join Kent Island Beach Cleanups - KIBCU for their last 3 beach cleanups of the 2014 season! We provide all of the supplies as well as light snacks and water. We also sign all school volunteer forms for your children and teens! This is a great way to help your community, learn about the environment and what pollution is doing to our Chesapeake Bay. Please volunteer today. 



Saturday, September 13th - Kent Narrows Bridge



Saturday, September 20th - Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup - Terrapin Beach Park *Giveaways for the kids!


Saturday, October 11th - Terrapin Beach Park



RSVP to one or all of the cleanups by clicking this link and then clicking the "GOING" button!

www.facebook.com/KentIslandBeachCleanups/events?key=events


Thank you,



Kristin Weed, President and Founder

Kent Island Beach Cleanups, Inc.

[e-mail]

www.KentIslandBeachCleanups.com

Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/KentIslandBeachCleanups

Follow us on Twitter: @kibeachcleanups

[frankf]

So do we get a rebate on our taxes for doing the job the COUNTY should be doing with the money we pay in?

[kncook07]

Frankf...no...neither. The most you'll get is earning a free QAC Beach Permit for volunteering twice, and the good feeling one usually gets for simply being selfless.

[frankf]

Sept 6, 2014 19:03:43 GMT -4 kncook07 said:

Frankf...no...neither. The most you'll get is earning a free QAC Beach Permit for volunteering twice, and the good feeling one usually gets for simply being selfless.

Thanks.  I'll continue to pressure the commissioners to revoke the double tax and to employ workers to do the work that we're currently paying for through our taxes.  In the meantime I'll park elsewhere and walk in, or go to a park where there is no additional taxation to visit.  ;-)

[kncook07]

Frankf...this post is to focus on volunteering to clean the beaches. As much as I understand your frustrations regarding the permits, they are out of my control. I have zero say in the decision making process, and really do not want to discuss them anymore. I am looking for volunteers who, regardless of the permits, are looking to get involved in the community.

[frankf]

Sept 6, 2014 21:21:20 GMT -4 kncook07 said:

Frankf...this post is to focus on volunteering to clean the beaches. As much as I understand your frustrations regarding the permits, they are out of my control. I have zero say in the decision making process, and really do not want to discuss them anymore. I am looking for volunteers who, regardless of the permits, are looking to get involved in the community.

I understand that and though what you're doing is commendable, I believe it's misguided.  

Where is the incentive for the COUNTY to perform the duties it should be doing if others are willing to do it for them while paying double taxes as well?  Perhaps these efforts should be directed at the sheriff's office and the commissioners to get public works to clean up the parks, perform the maintenance and get them back to where they once were and remove the discriminatory fee imposed to use OUR park.