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Keeping our riverways clean PHOTO COURTESY CCPA

BY MELISSA WILFONG

The day was clear and warm as said she was happy to be there so she and Just one such discovery included an old tire leading the effort. It’s her second year
volunteers canvassed the James River for her friend “can do things together.” rim and some scrap metal. These were big working on the cleanup. “I’m glad to be
trash and debris in several locations all Boy Scout Troop 840 from Bon Air finds. here because it keeps our waterways clear,
along the waterways. came to be part of the cleanup effort. There Mohamed Refaat and Asghar and I’m a seafood fanatic, so I want all this
As part of the James River cleanup, were eight Scouts and three leaders there Goraya have done the cleanup with their preserved,” she said.
a stretch of the river was cleaned at for the effort. Two of the Scouts, Wills Erda children for several years. “It’s part of our There were more than 50 volunteers
the Falling Creek area. More than 50 and Aidan Dowdy, were working along giving back to the neighborhood,” Refaat along the Falling Creek area of the river,
volunteers, adults and children, came out the banks of the river. Dowdy said, “I like explained. “I live in Midlothian, and I want including 10 from Fort Lee. Janit Llewellyn
to support the effort to keep the riverways helping the river; I just don’t want the river to take care of my community.” Goraya Allen of the Virginia Department of
clean. polluted because I love fishing.” Erda is echoed that. “I was an environmental Conservation and Recreation said this was
Two of the many volunteers along from Charles City, and he travelled an engineer for Philip Morris before I retired “a great turnout for this location.”
the Falling Creek area were from FortLee. hour to participate. “I live on the river on a keeping our environment beautiful can only More than 750 volunteers participated
Clarissa Noyola is doing a Basic Officer plantation in Charles City and I’m here to happen with the involvement of citizens,” in the cleanup along the James River and
Leadership Course, and it was her birthday. clean up the river to keep our water clean.” he said. They both shared that they brought its shorelines. This was the 18th year of the
She said she was enjoying the experience. Another group that participated in the along the kids to make sure they learn to regional effort. In all, more than 600 bags
“It’s my good deed for my birthday,” Noyola cleanup was the Islamic Center of Virginia. take care of their neighborhoods. of trash and 500 bags of recyclables were
explained. “I’m glad to be doing good for Thirteen volunteers served from the center Lori Damiana of Chesterfield County collected. It’s all in a day’s work.
the community.” Her friend Jackie Ytuarte and canvassed the banks and land for trash. Parks and Recreation was helping with

PHOTO BY MELISSA WILFONG PHOTO BY MELISSA WILFONG PHOTO BY MELISSA WILFONG PHOTO COURTESY OF CCPA PHOTO COURTESY CCPA

JACKIE YTUARTE BOY SCOUT TROOP 840 AT THE MOTHER AND SON AT FALLING OF THE VOLUNTEERS, 26 WERE IN CA- STAGING AREA HAD PIZZA 5
AND CLARISSA FALLING CREEK CLEAN-UP CREEK CLEAN-UP. NOES, KAYAKS, OR PADDLEBOARDS, WAITING FOR THE VOLUNTEERS.
NOYOLA AND SEVEN WERE IN POWERBOATS.

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