Volunteers are invited to join the annual cleanup of Lake Cumberland, 9 am until 12 pm local time on Saturday, Sept. 24. The cleanup is held at locations all over the lake to remove trash from the vast shoreline.

“Volunteers of all ages will feel they have made a difference in just a few hours when they join this annual fall cleanup of Lake Cumberland, which has united thousands of volunteers for 30-plus years now,” said Tammie Nazario, President/CEO of PRIDE, one of the event organizers.

“It makes sense that we rally together to clean Lake Cumberland because it is such a blessing to our communities. It provides our drinking water, gives us countless hours of fun in the sun and attracts tourist dollars that are so valuable to our local economies,” Nazario added.

To volunteer on Sept. 24, please check in and pick up your cleanup supplies between 8 am and 9 am local time at one of the locations below:

• Clinton County — Grider Hill Marina (115 Grider Hill Dock Rd, Albany, KY 42602)
• Pulaski County — Burnside Island State Park (8801 US-27, Burnside, KY 42519)
• Pulaski County — Waitsboro Recreation Area (500 Waitsboro Road, Somerset, KY, 42503)
• Russell County — Halcomb’s Landing Recreation Area (Directions: US 127 South from Jamestown; left just before Wolf Creek Dam)
• Russell County — Lake Cumberland State Resort Park (5465 State Park Rd, Jamestown, KY 42629)
• Wayne County — Conley Bottom Resort (270 Conley Bottom Road, Monticello, KY, 42633)

Volunteer groups are encouraged to pre-register, but it is not required. To pre-register, please contact the PRIDE office at 606-677-6150 or 888-577-4339 (toll free) or PRIDE@centertech.com.

Volunteers should wear clothes appropriate for the weather and sturdy shoes for climbing along the rocky shore. Water bottles are recommended, as well.

The cleanup is organized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages Lake Cumberland, and Eastern Kentucky PRIDE, Inc., a nonprofit organization that promotes environmental cleanup and education across southern and eastern Kentucky.

For more information, visit the Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/600077141557518.  

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