When:	September 25, 2010
Where:	Beaches of New York State, including Long Island Sound, the Hudson River, Atlantic Ocean, and the Great Lakes, Finger Lakes, and creeks and bays.
Who:	You and thousands of other volunteers, led by Beach Captains from local environmental groups, schools, scout leaders, corporate public service directors, divers, civic associations, etc.
Why:	To clean the beach and document what litters our shores To compile data to devise strategies to combat pollution To increase public participation in solving the problem of pollution To increase public awareness and appreciation of the coastal environment
How:	We gratefully acknowledge support for the Beach cleanup. These are the funders who make it happen: Anderson-Rogers Foundation Bank of NY Mellon Bloomberg Con Edison Frank J. Antun Foundation JP Morgan Chase Long Island Sound Futures Futures Fund/National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Lucius N. Littauer Foundation Mannington Mills MCJ Amelior Foundation National Grid Foundation NEXTera Energy Resources NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection NYC Environmental Fund/Hudson River Foundation NY State Dept. of Environmental Conservation PepsiCo Foundation Peter & Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Quebec Labrador Foundation Richmond County Savings Foundation Sharen Trembath Judy & Josh Weston