One Earth, One Water, One Night 6pm - 9pm

Please consider our 'One Earth, One Water, One Night' fundraiser on May 30th happening at the Revolving Museum 22 Shattuck St.

It would be great if our volunteers could attend.

We need the Artists and Artisans to pick a work that they would like to see auctioned! Contact Bill at bmoreau@canalwaters.org. Also, we need donations of all types , including baskets, wine, hors d'oeuvres, and time!

Season Schedule

Most work days start at 9:00am.

We meet and pick up equipment at the National Park's maintenance facility (It has a greenhouse in front)

Work is usually done about 1pm.

Events are on a saturday unless otherwise noted.

	05/17/2008 	 	  CANCELED FOR RAIN
	05/30/2008 6pm-9pm (Fri)  Art Auction fundraiser
	06/07/2008 	 	  Acre (Western Canal) Cleanup.
	06/21/2008 	 	  Canal Cleanup.
	07/19/2008		  Canal Cleanup (Downtown for Folk Festival)
	07/25-07/27  		  Lowell Folk Festival.  Stop by our booth!
	08/23/2008 	 	  Canal Cleanup.
	09/27/2008 	 	  National Public Lands cleanup
	10/11/2008 	 	  Canal Cleanup.
	10/25/2008		  Mike A Difference Day Cleanup.

	

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Our purpose

Lowell Canalwaters Cleaners exists to aid in the protection, preservation, and restoration of our regions' natural and historic waterways - especially the Lowell Canals, to expand awareness of environmental issues and civic responsibility encompassing our waterways, and to create a desire and opportunity for citizens to take an active role in helping to make a cleaner environment for us all.

Letter From the Executive Director

May 13 2008

Dear Supporters

You know, Boott Hydropower/Enel, the owner of the Canals, should thank us for doing their job for them. But instead, according to an informed source, they threatened to have us arrested. Arrested for doing their job?!?! Arrested for cleaning?!?!

But we have a sighting of Boott getting rid of the litter in the Canals! Boott Hydro/Enel is of the habit (I've heard weekly and twice a year) of getting rid of the trash in the Canals by pushing it into the current with high pressure water hoses, dropping the dam so it flows into the Merrimack River and on down into the Atlantic Ocean. Gross misconduct for a large company!

I remember when I had a life altering experience a few years ago. I came out of that experience with the conviction that I had to help the Earth when it is so ill. So I formed the Lowell Canalwaters Cleaners, not knowing either the environment or the nonprofit world. I kept thinking how do I help the whole Earth from my home here in Northeastern Massachusetts?? I didn't really know; I was flying blind.

But now I've been a Volunteer for over 3 years, working with some of the best people this region could offer, and I realized:

• We've gotten physical help from as far away as Long Island;
• We've gotten financial help from as far away as Arizona;
• We've gotten major league encouragement from as far away as Britain!
• All this from people I didn't know.

And I realized how interconnected we are. After all, they are probably getting Lowell's litter up in Greenland!

Thanks to everyone who Volunteered or helped in any way. You've really made quite a difference for the whole Earth!

Bill Moreau
Executive Director