Preakness Clean-up 2002

[Holli Friedland]

Preakness Clean-up 2002 -- Help save insects, butterflies and moths in the
wild!
To Be Held: May 19, 2002, 6 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Pimlico Racetrack, Baltimore,
Maryland
WE TURN TRASH INTO CASH!
     Put on your work gloves, some old comfortable shoes and sunscreen, then
come out and help us purchase and protect rainforest. It's a treasure hunt
with a twist! Join more than 180 dedicated volunteers for Preakness Clean-up
2002, which is sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Reptile Show (MARS) and MARS
Preservation Fund, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to
saving rainforest. We will be at Pimlico Racetrack just after sun-up with
our friends from the National Aquarium in Baltimore, The Nature Conservancy
and other dedicated individuals to conduct our annual clean-up at Pimlico
Racetrack the day after the Preakness Stakes. All the proceeds from our work
and the sale of recycled aluminum cans go directly toward the purchase and
permanent protection of rainforest acreage in Costa Rica.
     Volunteers can also "clean up" by winning a door prize!! Prizes include
restaurant gift certificates, movie passes, T-shirts, sports memorabilia,
and much, much more. The first 100 volunteers will receive a
Budweiser/Preakness Clean-up T-shirt.
     Last year we raised over $9,400. Over the past 12 years, more than
$87,500 has been raised at the clean-up to purchase more than 709 acres of
rainforest in Costa Rica. This year's contribution will go toward buying
land in the Osa peninsula region. This area has a 300 ft. canopy (compared
to Maryland's 75 ft. canopy) and is rich in biodiversity with thousands of
species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and numerous other
creatures. North American song birds such as the Baltimore Oriole are known
to migrate during the winter to this region. This old growth rainforest
reserve also includes important nesting beaches for endangered sea turtles
and is the home to many tropical frogs like the red-eyed tree frog and many
species of poison dart frogs.
    We pick up aluminum cans and trash from approximately 2/3 of the
infield. We will once again have a picnic lunch provided by Phillip's Inner
Harbor and door prizes for volunteers following the clean-up. All volunteers
must be 14 years or older to participate (14-17 year olds need a work
permit). VOLUNTEERS MUST BRING WORK GLOVES.
    Please call Holli at 410-580-0250 for more information or to sign up as
a volunteer. Visit our web site at www.reptileinfo.com for additional
information. If you cannot be there, but want to help, we will accept your
tax-deductible donation. All donations will go directly toward our land
purchase. Make your check payable to MARS Preservation Fund, Inc., (put
"Preakness Clean-up" in the memo section) P. O. Box 201, Jarrettsville,
Maryland 21084.
Preakness Clean-up . c/o Mid-Atlantic Reptile Show (MARS) . MARS
Preservation Fund, Inc.
P. O. Box 201 . Jarrettsville, MD 21084 . 410-580-0250 . fax 410-653-1705
http:www.reptileinfo.com . mars at reptileinfo.com




 
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