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Team Leader Resources

Thank you for becoming an Adopt-a-Beach Team Leader! We’ve put together some resources to make your Adopt-a-Beach cleanup successful and stress-free.

Get ready to lead! Create a Team Leader account and schedule a cleanup on our Adopt-a-Beach website. Use these training materials to learn how to run a successful event. Download the forms you’ll need to run your cleanup. And check out some handy resources to recruit volunteers and publicize your cleanup.

Training

  • How-to Guide: An easy-to-follow guide that shows you step by step how to host a successful Adopt-a-Beach event.
    • How to Welcome Your Group
    • Safety and Your Adopt-a-Beach Cleanup
    • Team Leader FAQs
  • How-to Video: Check out this brief video about leading a cleanup.
  • Video: Recruitment Tools
  • Video: Website 101 — Create a Team Leader Account
  • Video: Website 101 — Cleanup Management
    • Video: Website 101 — Create a Cleanup
    • Video: Website 101 — Edit, Roster, Clone, and Cancel a Cleanup
  • Video: Website 101 — Cleanup Closeout
    • Video: Website 101 — Litter Data
    • Video: Website 101 — Attendance

Forms

  • Litter Monitoring Form
  • Sign-In Sheets

Publicize Your Cleanup

Sample Adopt-a-Beach Flyer
Use a customizable flyer to publicize your cleanup.
  • Before Your Cleanup
    • Customizable Flyer [PowerPoint]
    • Customizable Press Release
    • Social Media Images & Customizable Text
  • After Your Cleanup
    • Customizable Letter to the Editor

Questions?

Check out our Team Leader FAQs! If that didn’t help, Alliance staff are a great resource! Contact us with any questions.

Host a Cleanup

Being a Team Leader is a great way to protect the Great Lakes. Schedule your cleanup now!

Schedule Your Cleanup

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