Renew Our Rivers’ continued impact on our community

<p>Environmental Affairs Specialist, Mike McClelland, reflects on the continued efforts from volunteers and the Renew Our Rivers program.<br>
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<p>Our rivers and waterways are crucial to the lives of our customers, our communities and the wildlife who live there. Since 1999, Southern Company’s award-winning Renew Our Rivers program has removed approximately 15 million pounds of trash and debris thanks to our 110,000 volunteers.<br>
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<p>The program joins employees from across the system with community volunteers who gather at local waterways to help improve water quality throughout the southeast. Renew Our Rivers and our partnership with the Georgia Aquarium are just a few of the many initiatives through which Southern Company promotes environmental conservation and restoration. We strive to bring awareness and be a committed citizen wherever we serve.</p>
<p><b>Watch the video for an update on volunteer efforts. If you want to be part of cleaning up our river systems, join any of our remaining cleanups for the year:</b></p>
<p>Aug. 4: Holt Lake (Black Warrior River)<br>
Contact: Becky Clark at 205-799-2449</p>
<p>Aug. 4: Upper Tallapoosa River<br>
Contact: Lex Brown at&nbsp;256-748-3842</p>
<p>Aug. 25: Neely Henry Lake (Calhoun County)<br>
Contact: Casandra Lewis Maudsley at 205-472-0481 or <a href="mailto:caslewis@southernco.com"><b>caslewis@southernco.com</b></a></p>
<p>Sept. 10-11: Smith Lake (Walker County)<br>
Contact: Roger Treglown at 205-300-5253</p>
<p>Sept.14: Smith Lake (Cullman County)<br>
Contact: Jim Murphy at 205-529-5981</p>
<p>Sept. 13-15: Village Creek<br>
Contact: Yohance Owens at 205-798-0087</p>
<p>Sept. 28-29: Lake Demopolis<br>
Contact: Jesse Johnson at 334-289-6160 or 251-238-1257</p>
<p>Oct. 4: Smith Lake (Winston County)<br>
Contact: Jim Eason at <a href="mailto:msgjeason@yahoo.com"><b>msgjeason@yahoo.com</b></a></p>
<p>Oct. 9: Dog River (Mobile County)<br>
Contact: Catie Boss at 251-829-2146 or <a href="mailto:clboss@southernco.com"><b>clboss@southernco.com</b></a></p>
<p>Oct. 27: Lake Mitchell (Coosa River)<br>
Contact: Dale Vann at 205-910-3713 or <a href="mailto:rdvann@bellsouth.net"><b>rdvann@bellsouth.net</b></a></p>
<p>Oct. 23-25: R.L. Harris (Tallapoosa River-Lake Wedowee)<br>
Contact: Sheila Smith at 205-396-5093 or Marlin Glover at<br>
770-445-0824</p>
<p>Oct. 29-Nov. 2: Neely Henry Lake (Coosa River)<br>
Contact: Lisa Dover at 256-549-0900</p>
<p>Nov. 2-3: Lake Martin (Tallapoosa River)<br>
Contact: John Thompson at 334-399-3289<br>
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