DECATUR – The Alabama Bass Trail in partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority will host a lake cleanup day on Pickwick Lake Saturday, September 6th through its Service Hours Grant Program. The cleanup efforts will be an opportunity for high school and collegiate fishing teams to receive a $500 grant from the Alabama Bass Trail. The cleanup scheduled for Saturday will be held at McFarland Park in
Florence from 7 to 11 a.m. with weigh-in beginning at 11 a.m. and lunch served at the conclusion of the program. Teams can choose to stay on the bank or they may bring their boats to the event. All participants must wear closed toe shoes and are encouraged to wear their tournament jersey and jeans or shorts. The Alabama Bass Trail’s Service Hours Grant Program offers a $500 grant to high school and collegiate bass clubs that produce 250 hours of conservation work each year. Each team participating will receive service hours credited toward the Service Hours Grant Program. In addition, the top three teams that weigh in the most trash at the cleanup day will receive a cash prize. First place receives $300 with second 
place and third place both receiving $200. All teams/coaches must register to participate in the shoreline cleanup project by sending an email to kay@alabamabasstrail.org with your team name and how many will be attending. For more information on the Alabama Bass Trail or the shoreline cleanup efforts, call Alabama Bass Trail Program Director Kay Donaldson at 855.9FISHAL or visit www.alabamabasstrail.org. About Alabama Bass Trail The Alabama Bass Trail is a program of the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association. Its mission is to promote Alabama as a year round fishing destination, to preserve natural resources for generations to come, and to educate high school and college aged students to be good stewards of natural resources. The 11 bass fishing lakes consist of Lake Guntersville, Wheeler Lake, Pickwick Lake, Lewis Smith Lake, Neely Henry Lake, Lay Lake, Logan Martin Lake, Lake Jordan, Alabama River, Lake Eufaula, and the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta. For more information, visit www.alabamabasstrail.org. MEDIA RELEASE/ALABAMA BASS TRAIL/KAY DONALDSON, PROGRAM DIRECTOR
