Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater

Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater (MCFC) is a grass roots organization, fully non-profit, volunteer-run and staffed.  Since 1974, this organization has been actively trying to control pollution, educate children and adults, and stop sprawl in our domain:  the estuaries of Raritan Bay, the New Jersey coastline, its inland waterways, and the land of Monmouth County.

Almost 40 years ago, Pete Seeger realized a dream by getting the 106' Sloop Clearwater launched and spreading the word for a cleaner environment by word, music and action.  A seed from that endeavor took root in the form of Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater when popular folksinger Bob Killian brought the idea to Monmouth County over three decades ago. 

Our credo:  It is the aim of Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater that each member in their own way touch the people immediately surrounding them and in their community, and by word or deed convey the importance of conservation and reparation of the earth. 

Come help us Celebrate MCFC's
33rd Annual Clearwater Festival
on Saturday/Sunday, August 16-17, 2008  at Sunset Park in Asbury Park, NJ. 

Its purpose is educating, advocating, and activating the Festival attendees to be stewards of the earth's environment and human health while listening to great music and having fun at the Jersey Shore

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HELP FUND TEF!  SHOP WHOLE FOODS 5% DAY ON JULY 17 TO  BENEFIT  MCFC!

Plan Ahead!  Shop Whole Foods Middletown Store any time of the day on Thursday, July 17 for a "5% Day" to benefit Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater (MCFC).  Five percent of the day's sales will be donated to MCFC.

The funds will be used to expand and enhance the outreach capabilities of MCFC's Traveling Environmental Festival.  Whole Foods is very excited as the 3 major elements of the program will be here from 3pm to 7pm at the store, namely:

• EnviroScape watershed model station
• Live plankton station with a projector and magnifying glasses
• The live local creature aquarium which includes horseshoe crab, blueclaw crabs, killifish, snails, jellyfish, and assorted live catch of the day.

This environmental education program--staffed by MCFC educators, HS students, and senior volunteers--uses a unique blend of music and hands-on learning to instill in elementary school children an understanding of and appreciation for the delicate interrelationship of humans and the environment.

Come get your hands wet and your mind thinking about how lucky we are to have clean, clear water and what we can do to keep it that way!

Whole Foods is located just north of the intersection of Chapel Hill Rd on Route 35, Middletown, NJ.

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