Local Realtors® Show Pride in Their Community

For the entire month of July, Realtors across Florida took part in Florida Realtors® Clean Up Florida’s Waters project. The statewide push encourages Realtors and residents to join forces to pick up trash and clean the state’s lakes, rivers, streams, canals, bays, Intracoastal Waterway, Gulf of Mexico, and the  Atlantic Ocean during the event.

On Saturday, July 29, 27 volunteers went out on seven boats in the early morning hours to gather debris from our waterways. Realtor members of the Marco Island Area Association of Realtors®, boat captains, affiliate members and their kids all worked together to collect several large trash bags of debris. This annual waterway cleanup is so important for our community. Our island is home to so many species that can be affected by trash in our Gulf, canals and beaches. This trash can keep sea turtles from nesting and also creates obstacles for turtle hatchlings to try and reach the water when they leave their nests. Manatees can become entangled in discarded fishing gear or consume plastic trash. Our team worked hard, despite the searing summer heat, to make our waters safer for all! A special thanks to our Sponsors for their continued support for this cause - Sunshine Ace Hardware donated supplies and Subway Marco Island (Bald Eagle Drive) donated lunch!

MIAAOR, and its members, take pride in being involved in their community and are proud to be a part of something bigger!