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23rd Annual Shore Sweep

23rd Annual Shore Sweep

The Lake Lanier Association will hold the 23rd Annual Shore Sweep on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at thirteen locations around the Lake Lanier.

22nd Annual Shore Sweep

The Lake Lanier Association will hold the 22nd Annual Shore Sweep on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at thirteen locations around the Lake Lanier.

2010 Shore Sweep

22nd Annual Lake Lanier Shore Sweep to be held Saturday, September 25, 2010. More details to follow.

Shore Sweep 2009 Collects 28 Tons of Trash!

All the Shore Sweep dumpsters are finally picked up, and we are pleased to announce that the 500-600 volunteers who braved the rain on Saturday, September 19, collected 28 tons of trash from Lake Lanier. Volunteers in Dawson County collected 9 tons of trash, and they began their efforts of locating and transporting the debris  Read more »

Lake Lanier Shore Sweep Individual Location Weights

Weights for the Individual Locations (in Tons) for the 2009 Lake Lanier Shore Sweep 1.49 – Aqualand 0.77 – Bald Ridge 0.54 – Clarks Bridge 9.00 – Young Deer 2.35 – Gainesville 3.75 – Old 53 road bed 9.00 – Dawson Co. 1.2 – Miscellaneous marinas and Lake Lanier Islands

The Lake Lanier Association will hold its twenty-first Annual Shore Sweep on Saturday, September 19, 2009.

The event will take place from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m., and volunteers may pick up bags to collect trash from the shoreline at one of the designated sites on the lake, as listed below.   In return for a full bag of trash, the volunteers will receive a 2009 Shore Sweep T-shirt, and an invitation  Read more »

2009 Shore Sweep – Mark your Calendar!

Mark your calendar for the Lake Lanier Association’s 21st Annual Shore Sweep on Saturday, September 19 beginning at 8 a.m.

Shore Sweep T-Shirt Design Contest

The Lake Lanier Association invites children 12 and under to enter an original drawing in its third Shore Sweep T-shirt design contest.

Shore Sweep Safety Procedures

Safety Procedures and Guidelines for Lake Lanier’s Shore Sweep Event. Please make sure that all volunteers, especially children, follow proper procedures. All children and non-swimmers should wear personal flotation devices if working on or near the water and should never work alone.

2008 Shore Sweep

Approximately 1,300 volunteers participated in the association’s 20th Annual Shore Sweep on September 27, gathering a total of 22 tons of trash from our shore.