Great Mississippi River Cleanup

July 21, 2010 - PRLog -- In June, the first Great Mississippi Cleanup began removing debris, such as tires, appliances, plastic bottles and even a message in a bottle or two, from the shorelines of the upper Mississippi River.  Thousands of people are involved in this cleanup, but many more are needed for other river cleanup projects throughout the nation.  Chad Pegracke, founder of Living Lands and Waters, and Kathy Casso, of Anheuser-Busch, are on a recycling barge in the Mississippi River, with the majestic Gateway Arch in the background, to discuss how people can get involved with saving our rivers and waterways.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VFyVvW8j4Q



Employees of Anheuser-Busch have made cleaning up the Mississippi River an annual event and Casso discusses how other companies can get involved.   Living Lands and Waters is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving our nation’s rivers and water ways.   Pagracke has appeared on numerous national TV and radio shows authored a book about his passion for teaching people the importance of protecting America’s waterways. For more information or to volunteer visit:  http://www.livinglandsandwaters.org.

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About Anheuser-Busch:
For more than 100 years, Anheuser-Busch and the Anheuser-Busch Foundation have reached out to groups in need, contributing to community organizations across the country and touching countless individual lives. Since 1997, the company and its foundation have donated more than $450 million to charitable organizations, including those that support education, the environment, economic development, disaster preparedness/relief and support of those who serve our country. For more information, visit http://www.anheuser-busch.com.