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HOW CAN YOU 'BE .THE SOLUTION TO WATER-POLLU11ON? Join the ninth .annual First Citizens Bank Bi~' valuable habitat for wildlife and ~a source for Sweep,.Sa~rday, Sept. 16, 1995, from 9 a.m. hours of recreational fun--boating, fishing, to 1 p.m. Call the MCI Big Sweep hotline at I- i swimming and divingAfor all. When these 800-27:SWEEP to volunteer today.'. Big Sweep' waters become clogged with debris, everybody is the nation's, largest.statewide waterway litter suffers. Trash can kill wildlife. It's also unsight- cleanup. Each year, thousands of'N~)rth Carolin- . ly, harmful to people, and a costly entangl .e- ian$ j~in forces to bag litter from 'the state's - ment for boat motors. be'aches, lakes rivers and streams. Last year, over1'3,000volunteers ofall age. collected.198. Be a data detective tons of debds at more than.450 site~ from the mountains to the coast. Volunteers who join Big Sweep are more than trash collectors. They are data detectives too! This year, we need you! , wsto stop wace. r pollution are not workin,g: How do we know? Through the data that volt The cleanup needs shoreline litter collectors, . unteers collect on Big Sweep clay. At your cleano boaters, divers and fishei'men to.pitch in and clean up. Come by yourself or bring a group, up site. you'll get a special data card to tally For children, Big Sweep provides a firsthand the trash you or your group collect, Your data lesson in aquatic litter and its effects on the is compiled and analyzed to pinpoint the sotJrc- environment, es of debris and. to direct educational efforts. Big Sweep invites supervised groups of young- . sters from schools,.Scouts, churches, 4oH,, and We're hereai! year ~ports clubs to join the cieanup. For adults, Big N.C.. ~ig Sweep is the nonprofit organizatio, n. Sgveep serves as a reminder that we are all stew- that coordinates the annual waterway cleanup ards of our aquatic environments. Adult groups, and. sustains a year-round educational effort to civic'.organizations, garden clubs, church reduce aquaticdebris.. groups, company employees, neighborhood ' To spread the message about waterway'stew- organizations and trade associations are also ' a~dship, Big Sweep has provided aquatic litter asked to lend a helping hand to this beneficial, activ!ty books for children, wooden .trees to environmental event. If you'd like to organize schools for six-pack ring recycling, educational a cleanup site in your county, call 919/828:~ posters and brochures, a boat litter bag for boat- or 1-800-27SWEEP. ers and fishermen and pocket ashtrays' for Big Sweep makes a.'commitment to keep our adults. For more information about Big Sweep's state's waterways clean. These waters prov!de educational efforts, call c) 19/828-6686.