Hi,

I'm Emilee Warner with Nashville's WRLT Lightning 100 and Team Green.
We are recruiting volunteers (hopefully over 1,000) to help clean up
Percy Priest Lake and its islands on May 3rd. We will be based out of
Nashville Shoes and Kathy Mattea will be giving a free concert to
volunteers that evening. This will be the largest water cleanup in
Nashville's history! Full details are below, but please log on and
register to volunteer and pass the word along to your neighbors,
friends, family, and colleagues!

Cheers,
Emilee Warner

What: * FREE * THE LARGEST WATER CLEANUP IN NASHVILLE HISTORY.
Percy Priest Lake's 24 islands and 213 miles of shoreline are grossly
polluted. The Corps of Engineers estimates as much as 200 tons of
trash tops the islands, and a hundred times more has fallen to the
bottom of the lake. This FREE city-wide cleanup is expected to be the
single, largest water clean up project in Nashville history.
Collecting waste & debris left year-round by recreationalists who
threaten the very nature they cherish, with a free show by Grammy
winning singer Kathy Mattea. More info and registration @
www.CleanPercyPriest.org.

When: Saturday, May 3rd
8:00 am to 4 pm -- several options for volunteering in three-hour
increments.

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED @ www.CleanPercyPriest.org.

Who: Bridgestone Americas is partnering with Team Green, the Corps of
Engineers, and the Cumberland River Compact to organize a city-wide
clean-up of polluted islands on Percy Priest Lake with a team of as
many as 1,000 volunteers and major recording artist Kathy Mattea.

Other partners include thinkMEDIA, Nashville Shores, Elm Hill Marina,
Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association, Metro Beautification, Metro
Public Works, Metro Water, Artistic Flow, Hands On Nashville, & local
marinas.

Where: Volunteers will meet at Nashville Shores waterpark and be
shuttled in strategic fashion to identified islands. Nashville Shores
will also be the staging area for a garbage barge and dumpsters that
will serve as key visuals for comprehensive media coverage. VIPs and
Media will access the events easily via Elm Hill Marina just across
the southern tip of the lake.

Why: Percy Priest Lake's islands and shoreline accumulate tons of
human-imposed debris every season. The metals and plastics leach
chemicals into the water and threaten the habitat for aquatic species
and birds in Tennessee and beyond - it is conceivable that Percy
Priest trash could flow all the way to the Gulf of Mexico and into the
Dead Zone. Cleaner islands and shoreline will improve habitat and
water quality, reduce mosquito breeding and populations of scavenger
species (crows, squirrels, pigeons, rats) and provide more enjoyable
recreation for all. News media covered this issue in 2007's high
season but neither a solution nor cleanup has been organized.
Springtime, before boating season begins, is the ideal time to
mobilize education efforts. This is planned as a seasonal clean-up.