Volunteers Needed for Annual River Cleanup

The seventh annual City of Attleboro River Clean Up will take place Saturday, April 13 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. It will take place rain or shine.

Volunteers from Attleboro and surrounding towns are needed to join with the famous Attleboro River Rats for a fun morning of cleaning and trash collecting along the riverbanks and walking trails. The general public, Boy Scouts, Attleboro Land Trust and other local groups will work alongside our elected officials, including Mayor Kevin Dumas and city councilors.

Event co-chairs are City Councilors Brian Kirby and Shannon Heagney.  Volunteers can sign up for the event Saturday at the tent located at the Community Gardens on Riverbank Road in Attleboro. Limited supplies will be available, although anyone wanting to be a River Rat should bring their own waders or wetsuit. Dunkin Donuts will once again supply free refreshments.

New this year will be Attleboro River Clean Up awards. Certificates and donated gifts will be given out at 11:30 a.m. to volunteers. The awards include:

• What is it?? for the most usual item pulled from the river
• Largest Team/Group for the largest group volunteering together 
• Senior River Rat for oldest senior river rat volunteer
• One Big Family for most members volunteering from the same family
• Attleboro River Clean Up for the volunteer who collects the most bags of trash

Prizes have been donated by Dunkin Donuts, Leawood Appraisal , City Councilor Brian Kirby, Attleboro Jewelry Outlet, AttleboroGOP Chair Howard Bibeault, Mayor Kevin Dumas and Scorpio's Italian Eatery .

For more information, contact me at 508-223-2222 ext. 3145. Volunteers and groups can sign up the day of the event. 

Lee Fuller is the conservation agent/environmental planner for the city of Attleboro.