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SAVE OUR SHORES SAVE OUR SELVES

JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL EARTH DAY PRESENTATION

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 7-9pm

Merrick Golf Course Clubhouse

Find out what's happening in Merrickfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

2550 Club House Road, Merrick

Attend this eye-opening presentation and discover:

Find out what's happening in Merrickfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • How our bays—the area between our shores and our beaches—are becoming a huge toxic waste dump
  • Why Long Island bays are important to residents, communities and marine life
  • What’s causing brown-tide algae blooms, beach closings, and shellfish restrictions
  • How storm water runoff is poisoning our bays
  • How 64,500,000 gallons of sewage are being dumped on our shores EACH AND EVERY DAY
  • How the impending sale of our sewage plants will harm our bays and our wallets

And What We Can Do About It

Seating is limited—reserve your seat by emailing: SaveOurShores@live.com

Brought to you by OperationSPLASH.org

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