Volunteer

Volunteers perform a valuable service to ILACSD, and are instrumental in achieving our mission, helping us to raise public awareness throughout the community. ILACSD would like to thank all the volunteers who donate their time to ensure the health and safety of our environment.

Volunteers Needed!

Volunteers are needed to assist ILACSD prepare for California Coastal Cleanup Day, the largest volunteer event of the year, involving more than 10,000 volunteers in San Diego.  Each of our 80 – 85 cleanup sites needs to be equipped with gloves, bags, snacks, water, etc for a successful cleanup of San Diego County’s beaches, bays, canyons, and parks. We are looking for support to assemble these supplies the week of August 9th – 13th anytime between 9AM – 5PM at San Diego Coastkeeper’s office in Point Loma, located at 2825 Dewey Rd, San Diego 92106.  A variety of times are available for a shift that is convenient for you.  Email volunteers@cleansd.org to sign up for a shift. 

2009 Volunteer Statistics

Thank you to ALL who volunteered and helped to recruit volunteers for I Love A Clean San Diego in 2009!  Through your participation, you greatly increased ILACSD’s ability to raise environmental awareness throughout San Diego County and made 2009 a record volunteer year!!

In 2009, 25,580 volunteers contributed 66,758 hours toward environmental education and conservation projects with I Love A Clean San Diego.  These totals break down into the following activities:

• 7,919 volunteers participated in the Adopt-A-Beach program countywide.
• 386 volunteers stenciled 636 drains within the community.
• 17,275 San Diegans volunteered at ILACSD events, removing 542,675 pounds of debris from local beaches, bays, creeks, canyons, and lagoons. 
• Volunteers staffed environmental education events and booths, helped with administrative tasks and event preparation in the ILACSD office, and much more.

Great work!

Volunteer Spotlight

July 2010 - Ken Rue

Thousands of wonderful volunteers contribute to successful ILACSD events each year! More than 25,000 dedicated individuals donate their time annually to show their pride for a clean county. Each month, ILACSD highlights one of those volunteers. This month, Ken Rue, is ILACSD's volunteer of the month, we couldn't do it without you, Rue!

"I believe ILACSD is on the right path by starting cleanups at the creek and not just waiting for litter to wash down stream to the ocean."
Ken has been a site captain at Los Coches Creek for the last three Creek to Bay and Coastal Cleanup Day cleanups. For about ten years now, Ken has attended several of our beach cleanups, extending his stewardship all the way to the coast. He is always eager to help, with a friendly smile and positive attitude!
"I am elated by the amount of adults I see that bring their young children out for clean ups," said Rue."We must teach our youth that our planet has finite resources, not infinite, and we must find ways to reduce our amount of trash and recycle more." Ken says he plans to continue to volunteer with ILACSD and is very proud to be a part of the organization.

Get Involved

Would you like to volunteer and be a part of I Love A Clean San Diego?  If so, check out our Calendar for Current Cleanups.

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