tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626409544734615928.post-38970211534272944342008-03-15T00:35:00.001-07:002008-03-15T00:35:49.371-07:002008-03-15T00:35:49.371-07:00<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_dla3rdZv8fM/R8psNnzjZjI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/4HYoVOwYa60/s1600-h/Schinias+Beach+c.+Matt+Barret.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_dla3rdZv8fM/R8psNnzjZjI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/4HYoVOwYa60/s400/Schinias+Beach+c.+Matt+Barret.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173066103267747378" /></a> Schinias Beach (c) Matt Barrett, www.greektravel.com<br /><br />On <strong>Sunday, March 16th</strong>, a group of volunteers is organising a "Kathari Deftera" clean-up of Schinias Beach. This is a volunteer effort, co-organised by NAVIGATOR Consulting, HELADA (the Hellenic-American Democratic Association), ΜΙΑΦΥΣΙ, the Princeton Club of Greece, the Foreigners Club of Nea Makri-Marathon, and others. <br /><br /><strong>Objective</strong><br />Our objective is to collect and bag as much garbage as possible. We will place the collected garbage in the newly-installed recycling bins placed near the beach. <br /> <br />The warm weather is starting, and with it the influx of visitors to Schinias, a sensitive ecosystem, is growing. The site is littered with garbage, mostly plastic, metal and glass packaging left over the years. This is not only environmentally-harmful, but also accellerates forest fires. <br /><br />We will focus on cleaning as much of the forest region as possible: the beach is cleaned by the Municipality using mechanical means during the summer, but the forest is rarely cleaned. The amount of ground we will cover will depend on the number of volunteers to turn out on March 16th. Please <strong>RSVP</strong>, so we can plan the meeting points and work crews. <br /><br /><strong>Meeting Place</strong><br />In <strong>Schinias</strong>: Meet at the "Glaros" taverna on the beach. Take the first right-hand turn after the tavernas on the paved road which runs parallel to the forest and beach. Please arrive between 10:15 - 10:30 so we can begin cleaning. <br /><br />Cleaning will start at around 10:30 and continue until 13:00. <br /><br /><strong>What to Bring</strong><br />Please bring with you:<br /><br />- Water or beverages to drink (personal consumption)<br />- Garbage bags for collection of garbage (we will have some bags on site)<br />- Comfortable work clothes, including work gloves if preferred <br /><br />We will be eating a picnic lunch at 13:00: we would appreciate it if you could bring a salad, cold-cuts, <em>tiropitakia</em>, <em>keftedakia</em>, drinks/beverages or other food to contribute to the common lunch.<br /><br /><strong>Contact Information</strong><br />For more information, please contact <strong>Philip Ammerman</strong>:<br />email: pga@navigator-consulting.com<br />Skype: philipammerman<br />GSM: 6977-662-450<br />Office: 210-640-3098Philiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706813821954088317noreply@blogger.com0