Event Raises $165,000 For Great Lakes Alliance

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More than $165,000 has been raised for the Great Lakes with an event held last week in Chicago. Alliance for the Great Lakes spokesperson Jennifer Caddick tells WSJM News the 17th annual Great Blue Benefit was held along the shore of Lake Michigan Thursday. The donations were made by individuals, non-profits, and businesses.

“The dollars help support our Adopt a Beach program, where volunteers go out and clean up their beaches around the Great Lakes,” Caddick said. “We have over 15,000 people who participate each year. It also supports some of our really important policy work. For instance, one of our biggest campaigns that I know a lot of folks in your area are worried about is our effort to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.”

Among the big Michigan donors is Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo. Caddick says the event helps protect the Great Lakes for the people who drink from them, swim in their waters, and sit by their shores. You can find out more right here.

Photo courtesy of the Alliance for the Great Lakes Facebook page.