By Ada Long
Apalachicola Riverkeeper and co-sponsors, the Ocean Conservancy and the Franklin County Departments of Parks & Recreation, and Solid Waste & Recycling extend tremendous thanks to the 373 enthusiastic volunteers, including 19 site coordinators, who helped clean up our beaches, islands, bay, and river on September 21. The volunteers this year ranged in age from 2 to 80. According to estimates by coordinators, volunteers collected 13,663 pounds of trash. Notably, the Forecastle Foundation also provided support for this year’s Clean Up.
The 288 bags included: cans, bottles, cigarette butts, plastics, styrofoam, a cellphone, shotgun shells, fishing gear, ropes, crime scene tape, a flag, dead snakes, party confetti, cellphone speaker system, numerous golf balls, toilet bowl brush, fire pit, clothing, and a picnic table. Also collected was residential and construction debris remaining from Hurricane Michael.
This year’s Coastal Cleanup was dedicated to Gail Phillips, longtime coordinator with Kathy Swaggerty of the Lanark Beach cleanup site.
Thank you volunteers for sharing your Saturday in service to our water and landscape! 
Abercrombie Landing
Janine Gedmin (coordinator)
Georgia Ackerman
Dodie Alber
Tara Carter
Liz Early
Cathy Jo Gregory
Bob Inguagiato
Apalachicola – Battery Park 
Cynthia Mason (coordinator)
Robert E Mason (coordinator)
Bonnie Stewart
Michael Anderson
Paul Passanante
Kim Passanante
Sheldon Smith
Stephanie Smith
Jean Alston
Charles Kienzle
Seth Moffett
Henry Martin
Clif Buell
Susan Lamb
Betsy Crabb
Jim Doherty
Caity Reiland Smith 
Ezra Thompson
Rick Finneran
Donna Ingle
Despina George
Bald Point State Park
Wade Smith (coordinator)
Usha Katari
Akeime Leachman
Carson Strickland
Jon Brucker
Felicia Chaney
Mark Chaney
Gabby Keowangea
Melissa Gelin
Alexander Games
Haley Weltzien
Elly Walton
Alexis Seeny
Aaron Williams
Isabel Cavazos
Gabriela Martinez
Nicole Kent
Aramis Toledo
Andrew Richterkessing
Sheri Roark
Brock Roark
Charles Roark
Ann Taylor
Sharon Liebrich
Walter Liebrich
Fern Liebrich
Elena Sophia Bas
Gregory Ashley
Stephanie Mallinas 
Adwoa Maw
Stephen Sparks
Kristin Foss
Delilah Thomas
Lorena Knowles
Devonne Knowles
Andrew Franks
Susan Franks
Savannah Franks
Mason Collins
Sam Collins
Peyton Walls
Ulli Burroughs
Beverly Hardy
Allison Bubinski
Lila Bubinski
Audra Bubinski
Stephanie
Penelope
Les Campbell
Charla Lucas
Doug Ware
Kristen Nelson Sella 
Savannah Sella
Lily Koch
Amy Beaven
Maggie McCabe
Corman McCabe
April McCabe
Isaiah Gomez
Gretchen Crutchfield
Peyton Crutchfield
Ronny Akin
Alexandria Palazzo
Rafael Mendez
Adriano Perez
Savannah Jeffries
Christian Richardson
Kendall Cooper
Sara Dramis
Nouri Zumot
Lance Guthbert
Alana Chang
Raphaela Gaine
Wajira Amarakoon
Jenifer Smith 
Julia Myers
Martha Kutter
Johanna Davis
Jamilla McMillian
DeJour Green
Peter Okin
Richard Carroll
Paula Carroll
Sean Kearns
Michelle Krey
Megha Patel
Jennifer Lentchner
Kait-lynn Tombling
Delia Bennett
Emre Adaller
Alexis Addletta
Morgan Hawkins
Chase Benezette
Enis Santos
Jimjiz Hung
Matthew Silva
Ericia Aries
Lydia Iravani
Maria Castellon 
Seth Ray
Chaisity Hegins
Mirayla Buckley
Christy Wichert
Amy Siceloff
Debi Fadool
Nicole Mullins
Kiersten Stites
Morgan Johanson
Lauren Bannett
Connor Brice
Caleb Hutton
Gaven Langston
Jennifer McGee
Carrabelle Beach
Lori Gilbertson (coordinator)
John Walls
Susan Macken
Jessie Kanes
River Sheridan
Pat Duke
Ed Bochewski
Kathy Bochewski
Sharon Bradford
Stuart Briley
Allison Moore
Jeff Moore
Joan Shields
Cari Langston
Rick Miller
Gail Miller
Fran Buford
Steve Coley
Brandon Coles
Leah Payne
Carrabelle Pavilion
Lesley Cox (coordinator)
Tamara Allen (coordinator)
Celeda Christie
Bill Owen
Kathleen Oman
Sharon Hanson
Greg Hanson
Brenda LaPaz
Cal Allen
Greg Kristofferson
Tony Millender
Tamara Allen
Kelly Brown
Billy Smith
Justin Cohoon
Steve Cook
Vicki Harris
Rachael White
Rayna White
Louis Christie
Dog Island Beaches
Ray Appen (coordinator
Delayed or canceled this
year because of conflict with FEMA’s
post-Michael cleanup
Eastpoint – Downtown
Heidi Montgomery (coordinator)
Murray Henderson
Eastpoint – Marion Millender Park and shoreline
Nikkie Cox (coordinator)
Jessica Stuczynski
Katie Davis
Matt Davis
Michelle Gray
Rhonda Wilhite
Carl Wilhite
Megan Christopher 
Megan Frink
Carol ODel
Eastpoint – West of Millender Park
Lisa Bailey (coordinator)
10 boys & staff from the Liberty JUST Program
FSU Coastal & Marine Lab
Barbara Shoplock (coordinator)
Zoe Shoplock
Heather Sneed
Jaxon Sneed
Sadler Clifford
Alex Hooks
Cheston Peterson
Max Banks
Major cleanup is rescheduled Oct. 2 with
Cornerstone Learning Community:
Teacher: Karen Metcalf
Students: Sidney, Rick, Emma. Connor,
Kyle, Mariela, Ana, Alisa, Tabitha, Presley,
Dracen, Lily, Lilo, Stella, Abram, Marc,
Michael, Kira, Kit, Kathleen, Breeze
John S. Phipps Nature Conservancy Preserve, Alligator Point
Robin Rickel Vroegop, Coordinator
Michael P. Vroegop
Chaz Oliver
Collette Lauzau
Lanark Beach
Kathy Swaggerty (coordinator)
Joan Miller
Fred Hashinger
Carl Updyke
Sheila Henderson
Kim Britz
Anni Ross
Lanark Reef & St George Island Old Causeway (Audubon Society)
Bonnie Samuelsen (coordinator)
Collette Lauzau
James Macaulay
(cleanup will take place after nesting season)
Little St. George Island (9/28)
Jo Pearman (coordinator)
Kristin Daly
Kara Landis
Sheryl Clause
Tom Moses
Larry Gooch
Lynette Bowden 
Meg Huguenin
Dick Huguenin
Willie Irvine
Mary Irvine
Amy Hicks
Jeff Cummins
Maxie Thaisen
Sharon Strickland
Carolyn Flagler
Ron Flagler
Rolande Duval Cummings
Sharon Haas
Pat Haas
Pam Vest
Gina Trice
Kim Council
Russ Knapp
Jeremy Willoughby
John Layne
William Cox
Chad Wood
Saint George Island Downtown
Ada Long (coordinator)
Jon Paul Loesch (Affordable Island Maintenance)
Natasha Loesch
Autumn Loesch
Hailey Loesch
Beth Appleton
Larry Gooch
Lynette Bowden
Jeffrey Portnoy
Steve Scanlan
Marcia Scanlan
Betsy Nofziger
Helene Antel
Karen Redic
Dennis Schaeffer
Sharon Hutchinson
Dave Hutchinson
Jean Rountree
Andrée Grogan
Pat O’Connell
Mike O’Connell
Ariana Sanaullah
Erin Griffith
Bob Pruitt
Ed Levine
Mary Anne McGuire
Angela Segree
Pete Ritch
Heather Melendez
Olivia Melendez
Rob Pierce
Stacy Pierce
Isabel McDaniel
Jackie Smith
Megan Lamb
Chris Jensen
Cindy Donald
Sam Fortunas
Rush Fortunas
Allison Griffith
Asher Griffith 
Barbara Morris
Karen Lyle
Roy Wilcox
Tom Maloney
Saint George Island State Park
Josh Hodson (coordinator)
Brenda Colonna
Paul Colonna
Jenene Bledsoe
Clark Bledsoe
Dawn M. Fitch
Wendy Pruitt
St. Teresa
Susan Bulloch, Coordinator
St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge
Lisa Johnston (coordinator)
Ann Yaui
Rayurn Pillauru
Brett Kaminsky
Carrie Suddes
Jacquelyn Noval
Marina Numez
Anthony Zamora
Natalie Gonzales
Claudia Castro
Louie Sandstrum
Hadia Khanani
Jeri Goldberg
Chelsea Green
Sarah Calzada
Ayla Bullock
Jackson Oberlink
Alexandra Ablaya
Isabella Jaramillo
Makaila Jones 
Erin Vaudreuil
Ally Mastrocola
Elizabeth Grapa
Courtney Berardi
Rachael Ventura
Kelsey Scholer
Kathryn Etherton
Angela Seibert
Devyn Reeves
Alejandro Del Pino
Trevor Myers
Kaleb Hobson-Garcia
Collin Quigley
Nick Frye
Mackenzie Baysinger
Fiona Pele
Lauren Hearn
Kylie Raller
Dnte Barreta
Lauren Corey
Chloe Dubben
Ron Georgalis
David Ortiz
Kirk Webster
Sammi Babiez
Zack Akdag
Anna Smith
Tyler Dye
Evan Weinstein
Amanda Smith
Bradley Smith
John Stark
Dan Frisk
John Inzetta
“The act of cleaning a beach changes you…” (Pam Longobardi)