The Dunkirk Fredonia Lions Club recently hosted a “beach sweep” at Point Gratiot Beach. Thirty-three hardy, community minded volunteers braved the rain showers and 40-degree temperatures to clean the beach as part of the Alliance for the Great Lakes initiative to clean the lakes and protect the waters of the lakes.

Volunteers – adults and children – came from across the community giving up a few hours on a Saturday morning to make our community better and the beach cleaner.

Collectively, the group pulled 120 pounds of garbage from the beach area. The kinds of trash collected were tallied into over 50 categories and then reported back to The Alliance for the Great Lakes. Micro-plastic pieces under 2.3 cm were the largest tallied category.

The Lions Club is grateful for the community’s willingness to help with the beach cleaning. As always, the Club is looking for new members who desire to make the local community a better place.

The Dunkirk Fredonia Lions Club can be found on Facebook, or by calling 716-672-8509 for more information.