Category Archives: Community Projects

October 2023 River Cleanup

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On Saturday, October 14th, Keep Suffolk Beautiful along with several chapter volunteers, in conjunction with the International Coastal Cleanup, participated in a Nansemond River cleanup. The event was scheduled for 9:00am until noon. The forecast for rain dampened the volunteer turnout for the event. The forecasted rain finally did arrive … Read more →

April 2022 Great Dismal Swamp Trailhead Project Press Conference

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On April 14th, Refuge Manager Chris Lowie of the Great Dismal Swamp held a press conference to announce the expansion of the Jericho Trail Access. S-N IWLA chapter Ike board members Mike Lane and Ken Dugan, chapter President Chris Ferguson, and chapter Ikes Bob and Cathy Marchant were on hand … Read more →

March 2022 Suffolk St. Patrick Day Cleanup

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On Saturday morning, March 19th, S-N IWLA chapter Ikes Gregg Young, Claudia and Ray Powell, and Virginia Wahab, gathered along with about sixty (60) other volunteers in the back parking lot of the Nansemond Brewing Station in downtown Suffolk for Keep Suffolk Beautiful’s first public event of the year–the  St. … Read more →