Marblehead-Based SPUR Volunteers Spend Day Cleaning Up Coast

MARBLEHEAD, MA — Dozens of volunteers spanned out across the beaches and parks of the North Shore for a cleanup effort this weekend as well as an informational session on the harm posed by plastics that find their way into the ocean.

The volunteers from the Marblehead-based SPUR were out at beaches and parks in Lynn, Marblehead, Salem and Swampscott. Many of the volunteers then joined the Sustainable Marblehead events on the dangers of ocean plastics and other ways that residents can be good stewards of the environment.

The day was capped with some free ice from Scoop by Sea Salt.

SPUR Director of Community Relations and Communications Kim Nothnagel told Patch that among the innumerable bottles, cans and cigarette butts collected were other items that can be described as oddities.

Among them were Nerf darts, abandoned underwear and $2 bills.

SPUR's mission is to make volunteering at any age easy by providing accessible opportunities that meet the needs of the community. SPUR offers a variety of thoughtful and flexible engagement opportunities that result in a rewarding experience for volunteers and a measurable impact on the community.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza)