The Rotary Club of Newport is again playing a supporting role at Newport’s Seafood & Wine Festival in Newport this February 20-23.This festival is a February tradition since 1977 bringing 25,000+ attendees to the coastal town of 10,000. It’s a strategic economic boost to the local economy in a normally slow time for tourism. Newport Rotarians have frequently been involved in the festival since inception. Since the festival began again after COVID, the cleanup duties took on a different look and Newport Rotary took those on and renamed it the “Green Team” as the goal to divert as much waste as possible from the landfill. It fits perfectly into Rotary International’s 7th area of focus: the environment!

To keep the compost and recycling as “clean” of trash as possible, this requires a lot of volunteers – like 84 of them for the duration of the festival! Because it takes so much human power, Newport Rotary is asking for Green Team volunteers. For every shift, the volunteer receives $38 towards their non-profit/organization as well as each volunteer receives a FREE 3-day pass to the festival. We encourage our fellow Rotarians across the District as well as anyone who wants to raise money for their favorite organization (examples in the past have been: Habitat for Humanity, Grad Night, Food pantries, 60+ center, Surfrider, etc.) to sign up!

Last year, the waste was sorted into:
780 pounds of compostables
9,180 pounds of Glass Recycling
2,280 pounds of Cardboard Recycling
22 Bottledrop bags of beverage containers
5,800 pounds of trash
That translates to almost 70% of the waste being recycled!

Not only are there Oregon’s wineries and best seafood booths to sample from, but there’s a great music lineup as well. Check it out here: https://www.newportchamber.org/newport-seafood-wine-festival/

Click here to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D48ABAC2FA3F94-54409435-sfwcleanup and put your designated organization in the comments section.

News Source : https://rotarydistrict5110.com/volunteer-as-a-green-team-member-at-newports-seafood-wine-festival-feb-20-23/