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Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup


9th Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup
Saturday, April 26, 2008
 

The 9th Annual Cleanup was a great success! More than 100 businesses, scout troops, schools, churches, and other groups participated in the Cleanup, our largest ever with approximately 2,200 volunteers taking part.

Between 20 - 25 tons of garbage were removed from the riverbanks, including tires, shopping carts, a typewriter, and refrigerator!

Thank you to all of our 2008 Cleanup sponsors. Forty businesses and five universities sponsored the event with cash and in-kind donations:

Boston University Community Rowing, Inc. Brandeis University
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Draper Laboratory Equity Residential
Harvard University Massachusetts State Lottery Pfizer Inc.
Royal Sonesta Hotel Roche Bros. Supermarkets Finagle a Bagel
Charles River Yacht Club Abt Associates Building 19
Doubletree Guest Suites Clif Bar Hyatt Regency Cambridge
Northeastern University Genzyme Triumvirate Environmental
MIT Environmental, Health & Safety Programs New Balance Foundation Bernardi's Acura
Watertown Community Foundation The Durkin Company Boston Sand and Gravel
Mix 98.5 Stop and Shop Supermarkets Starbucks
Metcalf & Eddy/AECOM Dunkin' Donuts Dontheglove.com
Museum of Science American Rivers Whole Foods Market
John Harvard's Brew House Patagonia Marriott Hotel Newton
The Cadmus Group, Inc. REI  
     

Thank you to all of our 2008 Cleanup volunteers!
Click here to download a PDF list all of the groups, site locations and meeting places. The following groups participated:

1369 Coffeehouse LEAF - Northeastern School of Law
Alpha Delta Phi Lesley University
American Chemical Society - Northeastern Masonic Lodge - Norumbega Fraternity
Bates  Alumni Mckinsey and Company
Bellingham Boy Scout Troop 14 Medfield Boy Scout Troop
Bellingham Daisy Troop Metcalf & Eddy/AECOM
Boston Cares/City Year MIT
Boston University MIT Chinese Students Club
Box Pond Association MIT Env. & Civil Engineering
Boy Scout Troop 108 Mount Auburn Cemetery
Boy Scout Troop 250 Mt Ida
Bryn Mawr Alumnae Club of Boston Natick Environmental Coaliton
BU Alpha Epsilon Delta New Balance
BU Community Service Center Newton Congregational Church
BU Environmental Student Organization Newton Country Day School
BU Health Pre-professional Society Newton North High School
BU Sigma Kappa Newton/Waban Neighborhood Group
Cambridge Boat Club NoNasties Stream Team
Cambridge Running Club Northeastern University Alpha Delta Phi
CDM Old South Church
Charles River School - Dover Omega Phi Beta & Iota Phi Theta
Community Rowing Raytheon Corporation
Coolidge Ave. Neighbors Rebecca Mastoras and Friends
Cronin's Landing Apartment residents REI
Cub Scout Pack 100 Riverside Boat Club
Cub Scout Pack 18 SCI/AmeriCorps Youth Program
Cub Scout Pack 186 Sen. Tolman's Office
Cub Scout Pack 250 Shawmut Springs Church
Dana Hall Middle School Single Volunteers Boston
Dancing Deer Skidmore Alumni
DMJM Harris Solomon Fund
Dover Home Schoolers Student Young Adult Fellowship of First Lutheran Church of Boston
Dunkin' Donuts Suffolk University students
Earth Emerson The North Face
Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architects & Engineers The North Face - Natick Collection
Emerald Necklace Martial Arts Trinity Church
Emerson College Triumvirate Environmental
Emerson Sigma Alpha Epsilon UMASS Med
Engineers Without Borders Union Boat Club
Events & Adventures US Government Account Organization
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Watertown Citizens for Env.Safety
First Lutheran Church of Boston Watertown Police
Fisher College Wellesley College
Friends of Hemlock Gorge Wellesley Community Group (Wellesley NRC)
Genzyme Corporation WERS
Graduate Environmental Engineering
Students Society		 Wheelock College Environmental Forum class 
Harvard Business School Whole Foods
Harvard Environmental Club  Young Alumni Volunteer Association
Holcim  
Human Services Research Institute  
Hyatt Hotel   
iProspect  
Island Neighborhood Association  
Korean Hope Church  
KPMG  
   

 

The Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup is organized by a collaborative of groups interested in environmental and river issues:Charles River Watershed Association,  Senator Steven Tolman's Office, Charles River Conservancy, The Esplanade Association, the City of Newton, The Trustees of Reservations, Emerald Necklace Conservancy, and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.