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16 Shor e l i n e S | 2015 Vol :1 BETTER Together H O W O N E L A K E C O M M U N I T Y U S E S R E N E W O U R R I V E R S T O G I V E B A C K Y E A R A F T E R Y E A R . Above: Photo by nik layman — Logan Martin Lake Protection Association members Dr. Charles Alexander, Mike Riley and Dieter Ruethemann confirm their cleanup location on a map. For Logan Martin Lake lovers and livers, Renew Our Rivers is about more than just a cleanup. It's about community. Celebrating its 16th cleanup this year, the Logan Martin Lake Protection Association (LMLPA) has teamed up with Alabama Power to provide a way for neighbors, friends and organizations to give back to the lake and the community they love. "So many of the people in our area that are involved in the cleanup live on the lake," said Johnny Capps, the cleanup organizer this year. "People just want to have a role in helping with Renew Our Rivers and keeping the lake clean." For Logan Martin, the cleanup stretches over an entire week. This year it began on Saturday, March 21 as LMLPA volunteers distributed bags and T-shirts for each volunteer who participated. The weeklong cleanup provides volunteers of all ages numerous opportunities to help pick up trash, offering five collection sites: Lakeside Landing, Riverside Marina, Poor House Branch Marina, Woods Surfside Marina or Clear Creek Marina. With the bags donated on Sunday, March 22, hundreds of volunteers visited the lake at their convenience

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