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The 29th Annual Billy Sandifer Cleanup wrap up numbers are in for 2024!

The totals are in! We had 2,000 volunteers remove 28 tons of trash from 30 miles of beach! Thanks to everyone who made this possible, the volunteers, sponsors and the Padre Island National Seashore personnel. See you next year for the 30th annual Billy Sandifer Big Shell Beach Cleanup!

 Billy Sandifer 6/11/1947 - 3/31/2018 "Life's a hoot. Get you some of it!"

Contact: Tyler Thorsen – Vice President - Friends of Padre for more information. Email: tylerthor44@gmail.com or 361 – 779 – 3044

 If you would like to make a donation in honor of Billy, you can click on the Paypal "Donate" button below or send a check to PO Box 18108 Corpus Christi, TX 78418.

Thank You!

 

 The primary function of Friends of Padre is to fund and organize the annual Billy Sandifer Big Shell Beach Cleanup in perpetuity. Beginning in 1995, the Big Shell Beach Cleanup occurs once a year in the Big Shell portion of the Padre Island National Seashore (PINS). Each year, hundreds of volunteers dedicate a Saturday to removing trash from this rugged, desolate stretch of beach. Since its inception, over 17,425 volunteers have removed 3,258,000 pounds of trash from this remote and wild stretch of 4 Wheel Drive Only beach.