On Sunday, May 18, 17-year-old Alanna Lipsky will be hosting her fifth annual Beach Cleanup Day on the resident section of Nantasket Beach.

**JUST BEACHY.** On Sunday, May 18, 17-year-old Alanna Lipsky will be hosting her fifth annual Beach Cleanup Day on the resident section of Nantasket Beach. This scene is from a past successful cleanup. [Courtesy photo]

The cleanup is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and the rain date is Sunday, June 1.

This meaningful event brings together people from near and far all for the purpose of protecting Hull’s cherished coastline and its sea life.

Lipsky, who summers in Hull, started the Beach Cleanup Day in 2021, when she turned 13, as part of her bat mitzvah project. She has transformed a simple act of community service into a heartfelt, impactful initiative.

Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own trash bags (extras will be available on B Street beach). Once cleanup efforts are complete, participants are asked to leave filled bags on the soft sand near each of the resident beach openings.

Over the years, support has come from a strong turnout of local Hull residents and generous help from friends and family from all over.

“This year we will be adding to the effort,” Lipsky said, “as volunteers from Hull’s Temple Beth Sholom will be joining us for the cleanup for the first time”.

Rubin Marquez of Emerald Earth Works and Star Waste Systems are once again donating their time and resources to pick up and dispose of the collected trash.

All are invited to join the beach cleanup day on May 18.

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