Imperial Sand Dunes Cleanup on Saturday , January 16 , 2010.

This is just an FYI -Coke

United Desert Gateway will hold their 13th Annual Sand Dunes Cleanup on Saturday , January 16 , 2010.

The cleanup is held each year over the Martin Luther King Jr holiday weekend and is attended by over 3,000 volunteers. The event keeps our local dunes clean and open and is always a family affair.

Registration sites will be set up in both the north and south Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area. The northend registration area includes Glamis Flats , Wash Road ( Wash 4) , Gecko Road across from the Ranger Station and Oldsmobile Hill. South dunes registration areas include Gordon's Well , Buttercup , Ogilby Camp and Midway.

To participate , show up at one of the designated registration sites beginning at 8:00 a.m. The first 3,000 volunteers to register will receive a free event t-shirt. Volunteers will scour the desert for litter from 8:00 a.m. untill 11:30 a.m. Full trash bags will be exchanged for drawing tickets .

Lunch will be served in the main staging areas from 11:30 a.m. untill 12:30 p.m. and the prize drawings will be held after lunch. Questions about the event may be directed to Charla Teeters , United Deseert Gateway Program Manager , 760 - 337 - 4155. --Source Web