2 Cleanups, 2 Massive Learning Festivals with 450 Students
2003
May 3 2003
The “Git that Garbage” Trash Contest is Born
Winners gain such sought-after titles as “Most Likely to be Used as a Murder Weapon” and the “Down and Dirty Award”. The first contents at Cooper’s Landing yielded a matching pair of ruby red slippers (foreshadowing our first cleanup in Kansas) and a “Muddy Creek” road sign.
July 7 2003
Added a Second Boat to Our Fleet, "Char"
September 13 2003
First Kansas City Cleanup
September 20 2003
Reached Our First 100 Tons of Trash
2004
May 1 2004
200th Anniversary of Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery Reenactment
“Voyage of Recovery” Series of 9 Cleanups ahead of them
May 8 2004
MRR Adds A Box Truck to the Fleet
August 7 2004
River Relief's First Internship
Jessi Just
2005
April 29 2005
Learning Festival
First education event at the Confluence of the Mississippi
September 10 2005
First 24-Foot Plate Boat Added to Fleet, "Saskia"
Third boat to enter the fleet
October 8 2005
More than 200 Tons of Trash Removed
Cumulative Totals
2006
July 16 2006
"The MegaScout"
754-mile trash mapping journey with 2 boats from Ponca State Park, NE, to the Mississippi River in St. Louis
August 5 2006
More than 300 Tons of Trash Removed
Cumulative Total
August 19 2006
4x4 Truck Added to Fleet
September 9 2006
Passenger Van Added to Fleet
September 23 2006
First Cleanup in Omaha, NE
October 21 2006
"The Great Flying Carp Cleanup”
First cleanup by canoe, hosted by a group of friends called "The River Ladies Auxiliary"
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