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Suffolk-Nansemond Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America
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2018 Clean the Bay Day

By Tim Doxey | June 6, 2018 - 3:09 pm |June 13, 2018 Community Projects, Conservation
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Chapter members participated in this year’s Clean the Bay Day on Saturday, June 2nd. Ten members joined in along with approximately 160 other local volunteers to clean up … Read more →

May 2018 Teddy Bears find a new role as “Comfort Bears”

By Tim Doxey | May 9, 2018 - 3:53 pm |June 13, 2018 Community Projects
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At the recent Board of Director’s Meeting the chapter donated some unclaimed Teddy Bears to the Suffolk Fire Department. The Teddy Bears were accepted by firefighter Chris … Read more →

April 2018 Spring Road Cleanup

By Tim Doxey | April 19, 2018 - 7:38 pm |April 19, 2018 Community Projects, Conservation
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The chapter held the spring road cleanup on April 18th. The cleanup was scheduled just prior to the monthly members dinner meeting. Volunteers collected 41 bags of trash from along Kings Fork Road and the newly adopted section of Providence Road from the community house to Route 460. Members that … Read more →

Spring 2018 Nansemond River Cleanup

By Tim Doxey | March 25, 2018 - 7:26 pm |April 10, 2018 Community Projects, Conservation
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Despite unusually chilly spring temperatures and a  slight breeze, 33 volunteers turned out Saturday morning, March 24th, for the chapter’s third spring river clean up. … Read more →

March 2018 Search and Rescue Exercise

By Tim Doxey | March 12, 2018 - 1:12 pm |December 11, 2024 Community Projects, Park & Range
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Saturday afternoon, March 24th, the Suffolk Fire Department’s Search and Rescue Squad (SARS) conducted a missing person training exercise on our chapter’s … Read more →

2017 Clean the Bay Day

By Tim Doxey | June 8, 2017 - 1:48 pm |June 29, 2017 Community Projects, Conservation
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June 3rd, 2017 was Clean the Bay Day. More than 200 volunteers participated in the local portion of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s … Read more →

SCCC Recycle Event April 15th 2017

By wpadmin | April 5, 2017 - 8:53 pm |March 7, 2025 Community Projects, Conservation
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The SCCC (Suffolk Clean Community Commission) will be accepting trash suitable for recycling at the
Lowe’s parking lot on April 15th … Read more →

Rain Barrel Workshop Registration

By wpadmin | April 5, 2017 - 8:21 pm |December 11, 2024 Community Projects, Conservation, Education
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You can register online for Rain Barrel Workshops being held on May 20th, and again on June 10th, through the Suffolk Parks and Recreation website, OR you can pay … Read more →

April 2017 Nansemond River cleanup

By Tim Doxey | April 3, 2017 - 7:42 pm |April 5, 2017 Community Projects, Conservation
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After raining all day Friday with thunderstorms and a few tornadoes thrown in, the sun came out bright and early Saturday morning … Read more →

Adopt-A-Stream sign posted, March 2017

By Tim Doxey | March 26, 2017 - 2:21 pm |April 5, 2017 Community Projects, Conservation
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Last Saturday, March 25th, I took advantage of the warmth and sunshine to walk our adopted section of the Nansemond River in preparations for the upcoming clean up event … Read more →

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  • Selling Personal Items for Cash $$

    We will continue to have a table available at regular membership meetings for members to sell personal items. Please ensure each item is identified as to the owner and has a price tag attached. Items not sold must be removed after each meeting. We hope this venue will be useful for our members.

  • Recycling Batteries

    Battery Icon Mike Lane requests that Chapter Members bring your old, tired lead acid batteries (car, truck, tractor, riding mower, etc.) to any regular scheduled chapter dinner meeting and he will be happy to transport them to a local recycling center, proceeds of which would be designated for our club's donation account(s). Thank you, Mike!
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