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OHIO RIVER
SWEEP SET FOR JUNE 15
The 13th
annual Ohio River Sweep is set for Saturday, June 15, from 9:00
A.M. to 2:00 P.M. More than 15,000 volunteers from Pittsburgh to
Cairo, Illinois will pick up trash and debris along 1,800 miles of
riverbank. Six states and 72 counties are represented.
ORSANCO (The
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission) is the regional
coordinator for the event. The Metropolitan Sewer District is the
local coordinator, with sponsorship assistance from Operation
Brightside, Jefferson County Public Works, the Louisville Water
Company, the U.S. Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Recruiting
volunteers will officially begin at a news conference on
Wednesday,
May 29. The news conference will be held at 10:00 A.M. in Ashland
Park, near the Falls of the Ohio. Local dignitaries will take part
in the kick-off effort.
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