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Susan Baur and fellow members of the Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage (OLAUG) held an informative talk at the Brewster Ladies Library on September 10, sponsored by the Brewster Ponds Coalition. You may have heard that this group of energetic women aged 65 and older has garnered both national and international attention over the past year, thanks to widespread newspaper articles and TV appearances, including The Boston Globe, NBC Nightly News, AARP magazine, and The Drew Barrymore Show. The ladies captivated approximately 40 attendees with an explanation of OLAUG’s mission, qualifications to join, how the dives are planned and orchestrated, and its fundraising efforts. Susan explained that her love of the ponds and their native inhabitants (especially turtles) grew into an effort to clean up the garbage that she was encountering on her routine swims. As of now, OLAUG consists of 30 members with about 80 on a waiting list to join. When executing dives at a specific pond, OLAUG members work in teams: a “beach boss” directs the action, swimmers dive for garbage, and kayakers haul the trash to shore. Each dive is a fulfilling effort and one step closer to keeping the pond free of trash and healthier to the creatures that live in them and the humans that enjoy them. To learn more about OLAUG, visit its website. Comments are closed.
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