INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Please help KIRB with the International Coastal Cleanup Event on Sept. 15 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Sign up individually or as a group at: www.SignUpToCleanUp.org. Click on balloon in area you would like to participate in cleaning, then “register,” or call (772) 226-7738 for more information.
Overview of Organization: Keep Indian River Beautiful, Inc. (KIRB) is a 501 C(3) organization designed to empower individuals to take greater responsibility for community environments by involving volunteers in litter prevention, beautification, recycling, and conservation education.
Overview of Event: KIRB is proud to be a part of the 27th Annual Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup, which has become the world’s largest volunteer effort for ocean health.
KIRB brings over 400 volunteers to clean up beaches, waterways, spoil islands, parks, and boat ramps throughout Indian River County. Volunteers young and old pick up cigarette butts, fishing line, bottles, and other leftover debris.
For many volunteers, it is their first glimpse into the deterioration of our oceans and waterways, an experience that spurs a deeper commitment to marine conservation.
They learn how much land-based trash never makes it to landfills, but instead is carried by wind and water, eventually winding up in the ocean.
This event helps change the way people think about a healthy planet. By cleaning up the trash, they do their part to clean the ocean, and a clean ocean is more resilient to the effects of climate change, pollution, overfishing, and habitat destruction.
Keep Indian River Beautiful, Inc. (KIRB) gives every volunteer supplies needed for the cleanup such as: a data card to collect what is collected for reporting, sunblock, trash & recycle bag, garbage grabbers, insect repellant, water for drinking, donated by Nestle, and a T-shirt with the sponsor’s name and logo on the back.
Sponsorship package available: (visibility)
Yes, this is an international event with lots of media attention. KIRB will have your company’s name and logo printed on the International Coastal Cleanup T-Shirts which are given to every volunteer and sold throughout the year at all KIRB events, festivals, and at our store.
Any person volunteering their time to help KIRB is given a T-shirt for participation. Upon your company’s approval, we will place your company name and logo and link it on our website.
Name and logo will be displayed in the Keep Indian River Beautiful store located in the mall.
Mention your help on advertisements, media, radio, and newspaper articles, and your company will also receive a framed certificate of appreciation.
Some of the areas to clean up are:
Round Island (East and West sides)
Humiston Park
South Beach
Mulligan’s Beach (Sexton Plaza)
Jaycee Park
Wabasso Beach (end of CR 510)
Wembrow Park (kayaks will be provided for cleanup)
If you want to do a cleanup on a kayak, then this is the group for you.
Treasure Shore Beach Park
Sebastian Inlet State Park
Disney Resort
Riverview Park in Sebastian
More areas are still to come.