***UPDATED 3/21/2015 4:15 PM

Upon completion of the three hour operation, over 8,800 lbs of trash and debris was collected by over 150 volunteers. Great job! ***

Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Department of Detention and Corrections

-Pinellas Safe Harbor (Residents)

Patrol Operations Bureau

- Special Services Section

- Community Policing Deputies

Guests:
Corey Knowles Retired Navy Seal,  Tampa Bay Buccaneer Louis Murphy Jr., Arena Football  Hall Of Famer Stevie Thomas, Tampa Bay Rowdies Assistant General Manager Perry Van Der Beck, Rowdies President & General Manager Farrukh Quraishi and Special Video Appearance by retired NFL player Derrick Graham.

Community Partners:
Abe’s Mugs on Missouri (1250 S Missouri Ave., Largo), Countryside Christian Center (1850 North McMullen Booth Rd., Safety Harbor), Bare Essentials for the Homeless Foundation (13300 49^th St.  N., Clearwater), Keep Pinellas Beautiful Inc. (4707 140th Ave N # 214, Clearwater), Sempermed (13900  49^TH St. N., Clearwater), Manhiem Auto Auction (14950 Roosevelt Blvd., Clearwater), Walmart Supercenter Store #3372 (2677 Roosevelt Blvd., Largo), Suncoast Haven of Rest Rescue Mission (1763  9^th Ave.  N., St. Petersburg), Ace Hardware Stores (1750 Main St., Dunedin), D.J. Jeff  LaJess  Entertainment Inc. (www.GEOF-INC.com), Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (3201 Scherer Drive, St. Petersburg), 1 800 Got Junk (3350 Ulmerton Rd.  Suite 22, Clearwater).

What:
Pinellas Safe Harbor clients are set to participate in “Take a Bite Out Of Grime,” a community clean up event around Pinellas Safe Harbor and the Highpoint Area.

When:
The clean-up effort is scheduled from 8:00 a.m.. to 2:00 p.m.. on Saturday, March 21, 2015.

Agenda:

8:00 - Welcoming Remarks and Guests Speakers

• Corey Knowles Retired Navy Seal & Video Appearance by retired NFL player Derrick Graham

8:30 - Clients/volunteers shuttled to various locations for clean up

11:30 - Clean-up ends. Clients/volunteers start return to Pinellas Safe Harbor

12:30-2:00 p.m. Lunch Served and Awards Presentation

Where:
Event begins at Pinellas Safe Harbor located at 14840 49th Street North in Clearwater.

Why/How:
Pinellas Safe Harbor clients and other volunteers are set to clean up the Highpoint area in and effort dubbed “Take a Bite Out Of Grime.”

Pinellas Safe Harbor, the Sheriff’s Special Services Section and Community Policing Deputies coordinated the event that will transport dozens of Pinellas Safe Harbor clients and other volunteers to approximately ten locations around the Highpoint area to pick up litter.

Through their effort the clients will be giving back to the community.

Corey Knowles a Retired Navy Seal, Tampa Bay Buccaneer Louis Murphy Jr., Arena Football Hall Of Famer Stevie Thomas, Tampa Bay Rowdies Assistant General Manager Perry Van Der Beck, Rowdies President & General Manager Farrukh Quraishi will meet and greet the participants as they begin their day. They will provide words of encouragement to the clients and support them in their efforts.

The clients will also have the opportunity to earn community service hours as part of their volunteer work.

Following the clean-up, lunch will be served back at Pinellas Safe Harbor. The clients will win prizes and an award will be presented for the team that collects the most litter.