CREATION CARE PROJECT - CARTER LAKE

Date:             Sunday, August 22, 2010

Time:             1:00 PM

Location:       Carter Lake.  Meet at the boat ramp parking lot inside Levi Carter Park, off Abbott Drive on the north side of the lake.

Please bring:  Your friends, gloves, sunscreen, hat, appropriate shoes and attire for working outside, and no less than 32 ounces of water per person

Activities:       Trash cleanup along the lakeshore and park areas

Contact:          Teeg & Amy Stouffer  fishrecycler@recycledfish.org or (402)873-7255

Also, Step Out & Serve T-shirts are available at cost.  To reserve one, email Kristin with your size (kklaassen1@cox.net) by Wed., August 4.

 

We will minister to the city by cleaning up an urban escape - Carter Lake.  Carter Lake faces many problems from runoff to trash pollution, but it’s also the current site of a large-scale restoration effort.  Renovations underway this year have improved water quality from a couple of inches of visibility up to several feet.  A fishery restoration and dredging project will take place through this year and next.  The shoreline and surrounding park area often suffer from material pollution - everyday trash.  By cleaning it up we provide other park-goers with a better reflection of how God created the place, we worship Him by caring for His creation, and we steward fish and wildlife who are harmed or killed by pollution.  Finally, we minister to lakeshore homeowners and the park’s one steward who are truly blessed by this help.  It’s also a great opportunity for fellowship, and we’ll wrap up at the end of the day with a lakeside barbecue.