Ann from Raymar Cleaners in La Plaza, next to Hennessey's Tavern, is now a ZeroTrash Storefront Supporter.

Ann saw the ZeroTrash volunteers cleaning the sidewalk and street in front of her dry-cleaners and immediately thanked everyone personally, then asked how she could help.

Click here to see Raymar Cleaners on Google Maps.

A long-term member of the Dana Point community, the Hobie Surf Shop has always been a great corporate citizen, and thanks to the all good people associated with the shop, ZeroTrash is adding its second Dana Point location at the beautiful Hobie shop on Pacific Coast Highway beginning Dec. 3, 2011.

Come join the party yourself… and help us all “Pick It Up.” You’ll be greeted warmly, of course, and we’ll all go about the business of cleaning up our watershed streets before all this trash hits the beaches and ocean.

Remember, every 1st SATURDAY, you and your friends can join in the fun from 10am-noon. Plus, all the ZeroTrash volunteers qualify for special discounts and perks at all the Dana Point ZeroTrash locations, which now include Hobie and Girl In The Curl Surf Shop, where ZeroTrash launched almost 2 years ago.

Perfect weather and an excited atmosphere made this one of the best cleanup days in the Dana Point 10-month history. Teams fanned out into the commercial alleys and all along the two main streets of the town center, as well as the residential neighborhood along the cliffs above the harbor.

By the end of the day’s work, ZT Dana Point had pulled 35 pounds of wet trash and 110 pounds of recyclables off the streets –our biggest one-day total ever here in Dana Point. We took lots of pictures for Facebook, including some of the youngest members of the ZT “Red Army” mugging for the camera. In fact, young Jamie had been sick all week, but when 1st Saturday morning came around, she forced her mom bring her to ZeroTrash! Now, there’s a ZT Hero in my book. Jamie gets the ZT Hero of the Month award.

The next ZeroTrash “1st Saturday” clean up event is a parade! On Saturday, March 6, we’re taking to the streets in a very public way — we’re marching in the Festival of Whales parade where we will help keep our streets clean and tell EVERYONE about the ZeroTrash mission.

We’ll be sporting our rockin’ red ZeroTrash T-shirts, our stylish hand-held pickers and recycling bags…

Space is very LIMITED, though… so you MUST click here to register and reserve your T-shirt.

(Dana Pride students — you will get credit for taking part!)

]]> http://zerotrash.org/danapoint/zt-news/whale-of-a-parade-for-zerotrash/feed/ 0 http://zerotrash.org/danapoint/zt-news/launch-event-report/ http://zerotrash.org/danapoint/zt-news/launch-event-report/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:10:49 +0000 zerotrash http://zerotrashdanapoint.org/?p=74 Check out this slideshow of photos from Feb. 6, 2010.

These great volunteers braved the intimidating wind and rain and showed up at Girl in the Curl at 10am Saturday to do our first ever Dana Point community cleanup. These folks single-handedly took almost 50 lbs. of trash off the streets of Dana Point, separated out the recyclables and made sure all that material will not end up in the ocean later in the day as the rains continued.

That’s what I call “making a difference!”

Thank you.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=27lPAVc4K3k

Feb. 6, 2010, 10 am -- Noon

RAIN OR SHINE!

ZeroTrash Dana Point:

• an open-house community clean-up
• rid our streets of trash
• support local business and
• take personal responsibility for the environment

Inaugural launch event Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 promptly at 10 am until noon, at Girl in the Curl Surf Shop on PCH.

Trash pickers and supplies will be provided, and FREE ZeroTrash T-SHIRTS while supplies last. Come be a founding volunteer and help “Pick It Up” in Dana Point. Bring your kids, your friends, your relatives, your co-workers, your neighbors, your groups… Open to everyone.

Just come to Girl in the Curl at 10 am, or if you would like more information, email Ross Teasley at ross(at)ZeroTrash.org

What is ZeroTrash? Check out this video:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=27lPAVc4K3k