Andersonville Island Cleaup Set for Saturday

The Conservation Awareness Association, in coordination with the Western Carolina Sailing Club, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Hartwell Project), Anderson County Environmental Services, and Conservation District Commissioner Capt. Leonardo Ortiz will be assisting T.L. Hanna High School's NJROTC cadets in their Andersonville Island litter cleanup project on Lake Hartwell on Saturday, starting at 10:00 a.m. 

The Western Carolina Sailing Club, located on Winding Way Road, is hosting the event and serving as the base of operations for the NJROTC cleanup project.  Anderson County Environmental Services will be supplying a dumpster and trash bags, and will be providing assistance in project coordination.   CAA members will be registering the participants immediately prior to the project starting.  Dan Merritt, president of CAA and a WCSC member, will be in charge of the support operations.  USN LCMD Smith will be in charge of the NJROTC cadets' project.  Conservation district commissioner Captain Ortiz will be overseeing and assisting in the project.

For more information, contact Captain Leonardo Ortiz at (864) 202-8634