2020 Allato Cleanup Is BY CHRISTOPHER PURVIS
Sweetwater Campground was one of the cleanup areas in this year’s event.
Volunteers followed COVID-19 protocols, including wearing masks.
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AROUND ACWORTH | November 2020
The 35th annual Great Lake Allatoona Cleanup (GLAC) took place Oct. 3. The Lake Allatoona Association (LAA) did a great job of taking precautions, due to the pandemic, so this annual event could take place. The GLAC committee encouraged people to social distance and to wear masks when practical. The traditional post-cleanup picnic was canceled, but LAA and the committee were able to supply participants with gaiters that had the GLAC logo to wear during the event. Despite current COVID-19 conditions, more than 1,550 people registered for the cleanup. Not bad for this one-day National Public Lands Day event. Georgia Power was unable to participate this year, and several groups, including corps volunteers, stepped up to help pick up the post-cleanup trash bags
