March 2018

Your Monthly Green News!

Upcoming Meeting Meetings for the Waste Watchers of the Eastern Shore are typically held on the second Wednesday of every month from Noon until 2pm at the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce in Melfa. Please join us for our next meeting at 12:00pm on March 14th, agenda here . Minutes from the Februrary meeting are here . The semi-annual meeting of the GreenWorks Committee will convene immediately following adjournment. All are welcome!

Agenda for February Meeting - For PDF Click Here

News, Current Events, & Resources

A new way to get litter off roadsides: Va. Shore experiments with corporate sponsorships Article on DelmarvaNow by Carl Vaugn published February 21, 2018 http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/virginia/2018/02/21/sponsor-road-litter-cleanup-shore/340608002/

Sponsor-A-Road opportunity available on the Eastern Shore - Help your community while improving brand recognition! Please help spread the word. https://adoptahighway.net/

Operation Our Clean Roads The last event was Feb 24th on Bayside Rd - About 17 AMAZING volunteers picked up 47 bags of litter over 6 miles of beautiful scenic roadways!!!

 Next Clean Up Day is Saturday March 31st near Onancock 9am - noon in preparation for the Run for the Animals in April. RSVP (not required) and find more info on Facebook . We need YOUR help for these monthly clean up events! Upcoming events: April 21, Exmore EARTH DAY FESTIVAL! Clean Up 11am-1pm; Festival 1pm-3pm May - TBD June 2nd Clean the Bay Day Guard Shore Beach & Rd Please email wastewatchersintern@gmail.com with questions, suggestions for dates, when you're available to help, and locations for other future cleanups!

3rd Annual Earth Day Celebration in Exmore Town Park 1-3pm Saturday April 21st Live music, Recycling, Food Vendors, Waste Watchers Clean Roads Event Preceding, Face Painting, Norfolk Zoo Bay Habitat Presentation and so much more! More info: Josephine Mooney at: esrcdc.projectsdirector@gmail.com 757-710-7266

Anti-Litter Group Adopts Resolution Opposing Waiver of $13,500 Dumping Fine Article in Eastern Shore Post by Linda Cicoira published February 23, 2018 Link to the Eastern Shore POST February 23 edition. Public Comment Period The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has a public comment period open for a consent order for Lance G. Fisher in Accomack County. The public comment period is Feb. 5 – March 12, contact Russell.Deppe@deq.virginia.gov. This is for illegal solid waste disposal in an area near Shad Landing Road near Sanford. The civil charge of $13,500 is being foregone, because corrective action (proper disposal to ACNL at $8,303.18 completed in Sept./Nov. of 2017) and submission of ITP application. Link to Public Notices here.

Membership Information

I hope that you all opened the Member Letter that went out in lieu of a GreenNews edition in January. If not, I suggest opening it here. It lists some of the main accomplishments of the organization in 2017, might inspire some volunteering, and reminds about annual dues. Without these dues, only $10 annually, we are unable to serve the community effectively. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey and pay the annual dues. If your dues are paid and you volunteer for a clean up or education event, you'll get a free Waste Watchers t-shirt (see design below)!

Member Survey http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07ef2up9xwjd0rheke/start Your answers on the survey will provide us with valuable information and insights about how Waste Watchers can best serve the Shore.   Dues and Donations https://squareup.com/store/waste-watchers-of-the-eastern-shore We are a registered not-for-profit entity, so donations are tax deductible! This can be done by credit card or PayPal with the link below. Checks can also be mailed to President Marilyn Ailes at PO Box 191 Onancock, VA 23417.

This monthly e-newletter is made possible by the GreenWorks Committee, a collaboration between the Waste Watchers of the Eastern Shore and the Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission! These mailings will announce Waste Watchers and the GreenWorks Committee upcoming meetings, potential volunteer opportunities, related community events, and will highlight locally relevant news articles.

Waste Watchers of the Eastern Shore | (757) 824-0608 | wastewatchers.esva@gmail.com| www.wastewatchers.esva.net

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