Hello,
Won't you please attend our fall Bread and Cheese Creek cleanup on September 15, 2012. We can certainly use all as many volunteers as possible of all ages and abilities and we look forward to the possibility of working with you! We are all aware of the importance the health of the Chesapeake Bay hold to all Maryland Residents. Those who grew up in this area remember a different creek entirely, one teeming with frogs, crayfish, and minnows – a place where many a child spent long summer days happily playing. It is our goal to bring back that stream, not for me, not just for the residents that live along it, but for everyone who reaps the benefits of the Chesapeake Bay. We are a group of volunteers working with the community, Baltimore County Environmental Protection and Sustainability, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay as well as other organizations to clean up Bread and Cheese Creek.
Please mark your calendars for our next cleanup on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Rain or Shine, as the day and time we clean up the Berkshire section of the stream. Registration will be in the field next to next to 7599 Durwood Road. The GPS coordinates are 39.283759,-76.508081. From the 1000 block of Merritt Boulevard, make a right turn immediately after Burger King (1010 Merritt Blvd.) onto Rabon Avenue. Take the next right onto Larkfield Road. Pass the next intersection making your second right onto Durwood Road and follow until it dead ends at the field. For a map of the area click here http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Bread+and+Ch...
Our cleanups are part of an ongoing effort clean the entire stream by 2014 in preparation for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration. (Bread and Cheese Creek will be receiving two historic plaques on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail) The creek played a rather significant part in the Battle of North Point which took place on September 12, 1814. Both the American and British Troops camped along its banks, the American troops using is as a rallying point. It is rumored that the young heroes Daniel Wells (19) and Henry McComas (18) used the stream channel to sneak up on British General Robert Ross killing him with their muskets before being killed in return fire. This important part of our history should not be left the eyesore it currently is.
We run our cleanups as a family event with plenty of ways for volunteers to participate. We welcome every type of person of every ability level to contribute and assist with the cleanup. Though it is true we will need people to dig out shopping carts and haul trash to the dumpsters, we need people to run water, food, tools, and trash bags (both empty and full) to individuals in the creek. People to sort recyclables from the debris removed. People will be needed to help at registration, setup food and snacks as well as many other less strenuous activities. We are also authorized to sign-off on Community Service and Service Learning Hours for students. The more people we have, the easier the work will be for everyone. We will provide lunch and snacks as well as gloves. A limited number of tools and waders are available for sign-out, but suggest bringing your own if you have them
In addition to our biannual Bread and Cheese Creek stream cleanups; we assist many community organizations with their neighborhood cleanups throughout the year. We also participate in many environmental education activities and green events.
You can learn more about us and keep up to date through our website at: www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org ; become our friend on FaceBook, follow us on Twitter, and Google+. You can also see photos of our past cleanups on Flickr and our videos on YouTube. You can also subscribe to our Electronic Newsletter.
If you have any comments or questions please contact us. Thank you again for your interest and we hope to see you in the stream!
