Volunteer

Trash travels… to the storm drain…and then out to the ocean… where it kills thousands of fish, birds and seals. But you can help stop this. California Coastal Cleanup Day is Saturday, September 25th. From 9 a.m.- noon, volunteers are needed at more than 80 sites across the county. You can also help to reduce harmful plastic by bringing your own buckets, work gloves, and reusable water bottles to the cleanup.

Registration is Now Open for the 26th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day!

• More than 80 cites countywide (36 coastal and 48 inland)
• Please bring your own REUSABLE supplies, including reusable water bottles, buckets, and work gloves to reduce waste created at the cleanup and the amount of plastics sent to the landfill
• Consider choosing an inland more in-need site with more trash and fewer volunteers traditionally.  These areas all lead to the ocean, so volunteers can stop trash in its tracks at the source
• Gather friends, co-workers, community members and sign up to clean up! www.cleanupday.org

 

2009 Volunteer Statistics

Volunteers perform a valuable service to ILACSD, and are instrumental in achieving our mission, helping us to raise public awareness throughout the community. ILACSD would like to thank all the volunteers who donate their time to ensure the health and safety of our environment.

Thank you to ALL who volunteered and helped to recruit volunteers for I Love A Clean San Diego in 2009!  Through your participation, you greatly increased ILACSD’s ability to raise environmental awareness throughout San Diego County and made 2009 a record volunteer year!!

In 2009, 25,580 volunteers contributed 66,758 hours toward environmental education and conservation projects with I Love A Clean San Diego.  These totals break down into the following activities:

• 7,919 volunteers participated in the Adopt-A-Beach program countywide.
• 386 volunteers stenciled 636 drains within the community.
• 17,275 San Diegans volunteered at ILACSD events, removing 542,675 pounds of debris from local beaches, bays, creeks, canyons, and lagoons. 
• Volunteers staffed environmental education events and booths, helped with administrative tasks and event preparation in the ILACSD office, and much more.

Great work!

Volunteer Spotlight

August 2010 - Naval Medical Center San Diego Second Class Petty Officers Association

Dedicated volunteers contribute to successful ILACSD events each year! More than 25,000 hard working individuals donate their time annually to show their pride for a clean county. Each month, ILACSD highlights those volunteers. This month, Naval Medical Center San Diego Second Class Petty Officers Association (SCPOA) are ILACSD's volunteers of the month. The SCPOA has taken time out of their demanding navy schedules to volunteer for events like Adopt-A-Beach, Clean Canyons for the Coast and the Morning After Mess Cleanup on July 5th.
"San Diego has such beautiful scenery from the diverse coastline to the mountain trails and everything in between," said Officer Christopher Peacher.
"I find it important that we as a community conserve and maintain it for both locals and visitors."

SCPOA team up for Adopt-A-Beach cleanup in O.B.

Get Involved

Would you like to volunteer and be a part of I Love A Clean San Diego?  If so, check out our Calendar for Current Cleanups.

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