JACKSONVILLE, Fla. July 29, 2024 – Councilman Joe Carlucci and his family were among the more than 200 volunteers clad in neon orange t-shirts participated in the Northeast Florida Association of REALTORS (NEFAR) 4th Annual Clean-up Northeast Florida Waterways event on July 27. NEFAR hosted seven clean-up sites including four Northeast Florida boat ramps, a woodsy area near Millers Creek in St. Nicholas, and along the shoreline of the Northbank and Southbank Riverwalks. Participants enjoyed a party after the clean-up at the NEFAR Resource Center.
More than two tons of trash was collected, as NEFAR aimed to hit its final goal of collecting at least 10,000 pounds of garbage from Northeast Florida’s waterways this summer.
“Our goal this year was 10,000 pounds of trash and after this weekend I think we will be close,” said Mark Feagle of Watson Realty, a founder of the event. “This is a collective effort and I thank all who took the time on Saturday morning to come out and make a difference for our Florida waters.”
The large waterway collection event was the second of three to be hosted by NEFAR this summer. On July 13, REALTORS from the Putnam County area hosted a waterway event which collected more than 1,000 pounds of garbage from the St. Johns River and other tributaries around Palatka.
It is the fourth consecutive year NEFAR has organized a comprehensive waterways clean-up in
Northeast Florida.
The REALTOR Association, which is the largest trade association in Northeast Florida, is also hosting an individual trash challenge event that is open to the public on the iAngler website. The final day of the challenge is August 1 and prizes will be awarded to the top collectors.
Carlucci joined his wife, Victoria, and two sons in collecting many bags of garbage from under the Acosta Bridge on July 27.
The event also included a boat convoy which traveled to Goat Island and other hard-to-reach locales in the St. Johns River.
JDog Junk Removal & Hauling drove to various locations to pick up the trash. “My 16-cubit-yard truck was completely full,” said Yuriy, of JDog, who also sponsored the event.
Also sponsoring the event were realMLS, Watson Realty Corp., First Federal Bank, NEFAR CEO Glenn East on behalf of the St. Johns Bass Anglers, NXT Real Estate, the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA), and Jax Boat Rentals.
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The Northeast Florida Association of Realtors (NEFAR,) serves as the voice of real estate in Northeast Florida. As the region’s largest professional association, it represents more than 12,000 members who work in all facets of the real estate industry including residential and commercial sales and property management. It serves the public through support of community affairs programs and seeks to protect private property rights. The Northeast Florida Multiple Listing Service is a wholly owned subsidiary of NEFAR. NEFAR is headquartered in Jacksonville, with satellite Service Centers in Orange Park, Jacksonville Beach, Palatka, and World Golf Village.
