Fort Erie got its beaches cleaner this year thanks to the Fort Erie Club.
We continue to be “The Little Club that Can” clean the beach line along Lake
Erie, starting from Crescent Beach Park eastward to Waverly Beach Park.
How does a tiny club composed of older people do the garbage cleaning? We
collaborate with the community and 2 high schools: GFESS and FEIA.
Because of our 2 Name the Tune events per month, we managed to get a few
volunteers. As well, many students participated this year. A total of 28 volunteers
helped us out in conjunction with our 8 Rotarians. A few years back, we racked up
over 80 bags of trash; now we find less and less trash which is good, 11 bags worth.
Unfortunately, the smokers are throwing out their cigarette butts in the parking lot
just next to the beaches. The butts are harder to pick and they don’t decompose at all.
Fortunately our volunteers were keen on making things cleaner. Thanks all.