Second Annual Keep the Broad Creek Clean Festival Success

Our festival began with volunteers in kayaks helping to remove 245# of trash from the Broad Creek and ended with one lucky boy winning a brand new kayak! What a day! Thank you Ernst Bruderer, Kelsey Leinmiller-Renick, Rachelle Noel Toth Kurt Hansen Philip Balvocius and Holly Brown Feltner for helping out with the clean up! Thank you Mike Bennett, Marlon and i2Recycle for sorting our collected trash, collecting recyclables, and educating festival goers along the way. Guessing how many plastic bottles were in that bale was lots of fun and challenging! Thank you Karen Kozemchak and Beth Boulware from Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort for including our festival as part of your Harbourfest celebration.

Thank you Mike Overton and Outside Hilton Head for the generous donation of a brand new kayak! Thank you Noelle Holloman and Columbia Sportswear for donating some really cool prizes. Huge thanks to Jessie Renew and Biz Bee for some terrific marketing and fun eco-arts and crafts. Thank you Anneliza Itkor for the wonderful photography and the sound system. Thank you Olivia Baddley for helping with promo and marketing. Thanks so much to my OHH teammates who took the time to stop by and help out: Deirdre Love Taylor Lo Grasso Britney Wiren Patte Ranney Haley Lewis and Taylor Johnson.

Thank you to the Mermaid of Hilton Head for participating in the drawing for prizes!

Many thanks to Margaret Corning and the staff at The Beach House Resort for donating a 2 night stay at your resort - wonderful!!

Congratulations to all the prize winners!!

To all the non-profit partners who participated and brought such amazing activities, educational displays, and fun "hands on" learning opportunities for all the kids and families who attended - THANK YOU! Your commitment to protecting the environment and expertise is truly appreciated.

Protecting our water, connecting children and their families to the local ecosystem, educating our citizens on how they can help limit pollution, and building environmental stewardship define the vision of The Outside Foundation.

Thank you everyone!

Looking forward to the 3rd Annual ...