Tigers at Colma Creek for CA Coastal Cleanup Day, 9/25/10 - great turnout! Thanks everyone for your efforts.

The PCNC is pleased to announce a new, long-term partnership with Save the Bay, a local grassroots non-profit devoted to protecting the San Francisco Bay from pollution and over-development since its founding in 1961. The organization is also committed to habitat restoration and removal of invasive species with the long-term goal of re-establishing 100,000 acres of wetlands. David Lewis '83, the executive director of Save the Bay, has been honored in 2000 and 2010 with the PCNC Community Service Award for his contributions to the health and vitality of the Bay.

We kicked off the new partnership on Saturday, September 25, 2010 as part of California Coastal Cleanup Day. The PCNC + Save the Bay event was a stellar success.  Over 40 alumni, family, and friends came out on a sunny Saturday to pick up trash near Colma Creek, in South San Francisco and to do their part in the CA Coastal Cleanup effort. Kudos to our PCNC volunteers, and to Catherine Baker, Lowen Cattolico, and Michele Bateman, without whose planning and hard work we would not have had such great attendance or such a fun picnic afterwards. Catherine designed special T-Shirts for the event, that each participant received, which were wildly popular. It was indeed a past meets present kind of event, too, as we had past PCNC Community Service leaders Tom Giles '91 and Scott Duncan '96 there, along with Michele Bateman '97, current VP of Community Service.  David Lewis '83, the Executive Director of Save the Bay, joined us with his 2 daughters, and provided great support while commending us for our efforts. We ended an energy packed morning with a lovely picnic lunch at a nearby park, where we shared food and got to know one another better. The PCNC looks forward to our continued relationship with Save the Bay and thanks the Committee on Community Service for their generous Seed Grant to kick things off.

For more info, contact Lowen Cattolico '98 (lec [at] alumni.princeton.edu),  Catherine Baker '97 (ccb [at] stanford.edu) or Michele Bateman '97 (michele2775 [at] gmail.com)