The purpose of this Committee is to improve the environment and conserve natural resources in the community while supporting the principles of recycle, reduce, and reuse.
GLOUCESTER POINT BEACH CLEAN 2026
On Saturday, September 12th, 8 am to 11 am, 12 Abingdon Ruritan Club members participated with Gloucester County and VIMS on the world’s largest volunteer effort on behalf of ocean and waterway health. Our location was Gloucester Point Beach. Clean Community Gloucester provided buckets, grabbers, bags, clipboards and data sheets. Shown in the group picture are Front Row left to right Sid Dugas, Raven Cash, Mary Lou Privott, and Environment Committee Chair Danny Privott. Second Row left to right are Larry Davis, Dave Kyle, Allen Scales, Betsy Tuttle. Edith Bradbury, and James Bradbury. Shown in a separate picture are Doug Johnson and Walter Priest who also participated.
Thank You Volunteers!
ARC SHRED EVENT
The Environment Committee, Abingdon Ruritan Club, hosted their first ever two-hour Shredder event in the Club Parking Lot on Saturday, June 13th. The Club offered free shredding of paper documents and participants were given the opportunity to make donations to the Club to support the community: A win-win event! Doma Shred set up a truck with a large capacity shredding device. Individuals from the community as well as Club members brought their papers – a total of 3450 pounds of paper! Shown in the photo at the left side of the cab, front row are Club member Lynn Onesty and John Slezak (operator); and back row club members Mike Crandall, Dave Kyle, and Doug Johnson.
Shown in the photo at the left side of the cab, front row are Club member Lynn Onesty and John Slezak (operator); and back row club members Mike Crandall, Dave Kyle, and Doug Johnson. Shown on the right side of the cab front row are members Danny Privott (Chairman of Environment Committee), Mary Lou Privott, Yvonne Scales, Barbara Priest, and Dave Onesty; back row members Joe Whitcomb, Walter Priest, and Mark Bradford. Not shown are members Ann Dugas, Sid Dugas (photographer), Frank Gillerlain, Janet Kyle, John Snyder, Jimmy Leiffer, Eva Tillage, and VP David Bowles.
Abingdon Ruritan Club’s Renowned Blue Bird Houses.
The Abingdon Ruritan Club is renowned for making beautiful blue bird houses. The Club uses a number of opportunities to make these bird houses available for a $20 donation. They were shown at the Gloucester Daffodil Festival and most recently at the Shredding Event. The Club has a few left until the Environment Committee establishes a time frame to make more. Shown in the picture are Club members who have participated in making and showing the birdhouses. First row are Mary Lou Privott, Walter Priest, Yvonne Scales, and Mark Bradford; second row Joe Whitcomb, John Slezak (operator), Danny Privott (Chair of Environment Committee), Lynn Onesty, Dave Onesty, Doug Johnson, and Mike Crandall; third row John Snyder, Dick Beasley, and Dave Kyle.
Working Together
Committee Chair Mike Crandall and a group of members came together at Jimmy Leiffer’s Shop and made 58
blue bird boxes to be sold at the Gloucester Daffodil Festival. Committees represented were: Objectives, Environment, Community Engagement, and Public
Service (see photo below). Donna Marzocca prepared & served a yummy chili.
CLEAN GLOUCESTER DAY
ARC participated in Clean Gloucester Day, March 25. Rick Scott, chair of Environment Committee, scheduled and organized volunteers to pick up trash on Guinea Road and Tidemill Road. His team set a new record of gathering 2,200 pounds of trash! Thank you volunteers!
