10.06.2009

Recap of Belmar Beach Cleanup

by Charis Chambers, Chapter President

September 26, 2009

On September 26, 2009, Tau Iota helped out with an Adopt a Beach cleanup at Belmar Beach, hosted by Hudson County College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. The event was coordinated with Coastal Cleanup, supported by the EPA. There were 6 members/officers and 1 advisor from Tau Iota in attendance. Thank you to: Kevin Rutz, Karen Marcotullio, Rachel Ryan, Michael Ryan, Matt Buenvenito and myself (Charis Chambers), with a special thanks to our advisor, Dr. Mirashi.

As a chapter, we’ve collected: 1 paper bag, 14 plastic bags, 67 plastic bottles, 1 glass bottle, 25 beverage cans, 58 caps;lids, 1 article of clothing, 48 various paper products, 49 cups plates and utensils, 15 food wrappers, 35 straws, 9 hair clips, 2 cleaner bottles, 2 PVC pipes, 3 plastic tarps, 2 pieces of electrical tape, 1 piece of boardwalk, 4 cigar tips, 1 piece of gum, 4 Band-Aids, 3 pieces of broken glass, 9 rusty screws, and 109 cigarette butts!

Along with Tau Iota, 9 other Phi Theta Kappa chapters were involved from the following schools: (consisting of 53 volunteers)

Beta Alpha Phi, Hudson County Community College

Beta Alpha Phi Alumni Association, Hudson County Community College

Alpha Theta Theta, Essex County College

Alpha Epsilon Pi, Raritan Valley Community College

Tau Iota, Ocean County College

Iota Xi, Union County College

Alpha Pi Theta, Brookdale Community College

Alpha Theta Gamma, Mercer County Community College

Tau Gamma, Northampton Community College

Rutgers University

As a chapter, Tau Iota was able to college 30 pounds of garbage! As a state, New Jersey Phi Theta Kappa was able to college over 260 pounds of trash!