Be the Solution to Pollution

10/08/2026

Save the date!🍂🍁
November 7th
Palmers Island
11am to 2 pm
128 Gifford Street
New Bedford, MA
Bring a reusable water bottle.
Dress warmly!!!!
Everyone is welcome!
Pizza, brownies and a nut free/ gluten free chocolate cake at the end.
UMass Dartmouth Leduc Center for Civic Engagement MassPIRG - UMass Dartmouth Chapter The Sustainability Initiative
United Way of Greater New Bedford
First Unitarian Church In New Bedford

09/30/2026

Thank you to Deirdre and Victoria for the opportunity for me to speak to their students at Taunton High School and to have them play The Plastic Challenge Game.
We had 5 teams and the students were good sports and listeners. Lots of great questions!!!!!

09/23/2026

Riverside Park and Shoreline Cleanup
October 3rd
9am to noon
Use 144 Coffin Avenue New Bedford for GPS.
We will meet in the parking lot on Coffin Avenue near the skateboard park.
Wear closed toe shoes and bring a reusable water bottle.
I’ll make the traditional brownies and a peanut/gluten free dessert as well.😊
MassPIRG - UMass Dartmouth Chapter
The Sustainability Initiative
UMass Dartmouth Leduc Center for Civic Engagement

UMass Dartmouth
New Bedford High School

09/19/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined our World Oceans Day Pokéman Cleanup today!!!!
What a team!!!!!!!!
The weather was idyllic!!!
We had 83 volunteers
285 pounds of trash

Pokémon GO SouthCoast
MassPIRG - UMass Dartmouth Chapter UMass Dartmouth Leduc Center for Civic Engagement The Sustainability Initiative UMass Law

09/15/2026

09/09/2026

Join us for a beach cleanup this Saturday, September 12th from 1-4pm.
Use 2 Hedge Street, Fairhaven, MA for GPS.
Everyone is welcome.
Children must have adult supervision.
Wear closed toe shoes and bring a reusable water bottle.

08/17/2026

Save the dates!!!!🍁🍂
Pokémon GO SouthCoast
UMass Dartmouth Leduc Center for Civic Engagement
MassPIRG - UMass Dartmouth Chapter The Sustainability Initiative



Fairhaven Sustainability Committee
Fairhaven Lions Club
Fairhaven Conservation Department, Massachusetts

07/28/2026

Please join us for a free screening of:
The Plastic Detox
Followed by a free raffle for sustainable products.
Everyone is welcome!
We will also have our Plastic Challenge game board on hand.
August 15th
1-4pm
New Bedford Public Library
Pleasant Street
New Bedford, Mass.
3rd floor
(There is an elevator)

06/27/2026

The next cleanup will be at
Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven on July 12th.
Due to the tides, it will go from
11am to 2pm.
We’ll meet in the parking lot near the cannons.
Bring a reusable water bottle.
Fairhaven Sustainability Committee Fairhaven Conservation Department, Massachusetts

06/03/2026

Palmer Island Cleanup
Collaboration
June 13th
10:30am to 2:30pm
128 Gifford Street
New Bedford, MA
Bring a reusable water bottle
United Way of Greater New Bedford
Groundwork Southcoast
New Bedford Light - A community-news organization