Bottle Drive

OUR BOTTLE DRIVE HEROES!

By |2024-10-23T11:59:29-07:00October 22nd, 2024|Bottle Drive, Newsletter|

OUR BOTTLE DRIVE HEROES! On the first Monday of every month throughout the year and whatever the weather, the volunteer team of dedicated early-risers heads up to the clubhouse to sort our empties. The truck travels through the community picking up bottles, cans and boxes, which are then sorted by dozens of hands - not an easy job and almost a full morning's work! The next step is to deliver the separated containers [...]

History Of The Craig Bay Bottle Drive

By |2021-11-10T10:58:03-08:00November 10th, 2021|Bottle Drive, Bottle Drive 2020|

The first bottle drive took place in summer 1999.  It was the idea of a number of then-residents who thought that they should raise money to equip the Beach Club which had opened that year.  Two of those residents were Warren and Annie Muir. They are still Craig Bay residents and have the distinction of being the first residents of Arbutus Grove dating from April 1997. Below is a photo courtesy of Warren showing [...]

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