This funding will strengthen and grow the successful Adopt-a-Beach Program. Nearly 15,000 Adopt-a-Beach volunteers participate annually in more than 900 cleanup events around the Great Lakes, picking up trash and debris and reporting information about sources of pollution to the Alliance for the Great Lakes. Improving the overall experience for their Adopt-a-Beach volunteers will encourage more volunteers and engage them more deeply to become Great Lakes stewards and advocates in their communities.