On 2/5/10 8:15 PM, Tim wrote:
On Feb 5, 4:32 pm, wrote:
On 2/5/10 5:20 PM, mmc wrote:



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http://www.thelog.com/news/logNewsArticle.aspx?x=10567

"The Boat U.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is
offering local community nonprofit groups grants of up to $4,000 each
to develop projects that address environmental and safety problems on
local waterways. "

$4000,00 bucks doesn't sound like much but when you spread around many
of those packages, it's a pretty good deal.

Yeah and if was used by a group like power squadron for promotional
materials such as pens and posters, they could reach a lot of people.

Yeah, pens and posters will go a long way towards cleaning up polluted
waterways. And let's get some bumper stickers, too.

After all, if the money were used for clean-up, or to help an
environmental group put a bit of pressure on a corporation-owned state
legislature, why...something good might happen.

So does 4000 bucks, but that doesnt' go very far either. You do what
you can.


We have groups who schedule clean up days for the waterways, and get out
there with a few hundred people armed with trashbags and picker-uppers
who grab whatever trash is on the banks or in a couple of inches of
water, fill the bags and take them to locations where trash trucks are
waiting. The bags and the picker-uppers cost $$$. Usually, local trash
companies donate use of their trucks and drivers for the day.

$4000 buys a lot of trashbags.