Pitch in,
clean up

AN OVERWHELMING response
by service chibs, schools. and day
cares, the Scout and Guide move-
ments, 4-H clubs and other com-
munity groups bas. boosted pat-
ticipation in the 1988 Pitch-In
Cainpaign by almost S50 per cent
over 1987, .

The campaign takes place during
the week of May 2 to & and wil!

invaive close to 200), O00 volun- :

teers.

“Our. supply of free garbage
bags donated by Canada Safeway
Limited was depleted in early April
and unfortunately we had to
disappoint some groups,”’ said Stu
Reeder who is both chairman of
the board of directors of Outdoors
Unlittered and president of the
B.C. Wildlife Federation, the two
organizations which co-sponsor
Pitch-In in British Columbia.

Not only has the number of par-
ticipating groups exceeded all ex-

pectations but the scope of pro- .

jects has also broadencd in 1988.
“A number of organizations have
planned extensive programs in-
volving many other groups’ said
North Vancouver Ald. Stella Jo
Dean. chairman of the 1988 Pit-
ch-In Advisory Comniittec.
Canyon Ecology Centre in North
Vancouver, for example, is plann-
ing a comprehensive clean-up of
Lynn Canyon Park involving
Scouts, Guides, Big Brothers and
Sisters, the Friends of the Ecology
Centre, the Lions Club, hiking
clubs and churches."

Reeder believes that response
from conimunities “has risen
drastically’ this year as’. a direct
result of the increased support Pit-
ch-In has received from local gov-
ermment.

“I's clear that British Colum-
bians care about the environment
in which they live and that they
recognize it’s time to actively
become involved in looking after
it,’ adds Dean, stating there is
also the direct economic benefit of
having a beautiful community that
attracts tourists,

Plans for the 1989 campaign are
already being made by the cam-
paign's organizers. Allard van
Veen, president of Outdoors Unlit-
tered, points out that in. order. for
the campaign to continue in the
future, it will need the support of
the government of British Colum-
bia, corporate sponsors and local
government.

' In 1988, we had great difficulty

obtaining a relatively small amount
of funding from the province.
Hopefully, in 1989, as a result of
the support of the approximately
200,000 volunteers who will donate
millions of dollars of free labour
during .Pitch-In, support will be
more readily forthcoming,’’ he
said.

Van Veen adds that campaign
organizers not only have to per-
suade the Ministry of Environment
to continue its support but they
will also have to convince more
communities to provide funds.
“After all, it’s groups in local
communities who receive the ma-
terials..and it’s the community
which receives the direct benefit,’’
he said. .

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