Time for a coastal cleanup

Chordially Yours, a barbershop quartet, includes Charlie Leo of Melrose (front left), George Meehan of Danvers (front right), Fran Page of Lynn (back left), and Roger Dalton of Salem.

Summer is almost over, but it's not time to abandon the beach; it's time to clean it.

Coast Sweep 2008, a cleanup for Newburyport's Plum Island, including the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge and Sandy Point Reservation, is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Organizers are looking for at least 100 volunteers to pick up trash and debris from the beaches, roads, and trails.

Volunteers don't have to preregister and can show up any time of the day.

Supplies are provided at parking lot 1 at the refuge, but participants are encouraged to bring their own work gloves.

Information collected by the volunteers is entered into a database by the Center for Marine Conservation in Washington and used to track sources of waste.

The cleanup is held rain or shine. Call 978-462-9998.

SONGS WITH A PURPOSE: Musicians gather in Melrose Sept. 20 to help the needy in their communities.

The second annual Helping Our Neighbors Concert features four area acoustic acts, a barbershop quartet, and a children's show.

The evening, which runs from 6:30 to 10 p.m., kicks off with Phillip Alexander of Swampscott entertaining the kids. Subsequent performers are Joanne Makredes, Howie Newman, Lenny Solomon with Bill Gibbs, and Janet Feld.

The barbershop quartet Chordially Yours features vocals by Charlie Leo, George Meehan, Fran Page, and Roger Dalton.

The concert is at the Church of the Nazarene, 2 Short St., Melrose.

Admission is $6; $5 with the donation of canned goods. Admission to the children's show is $6 per family, and audience members are welcome to stay for the rest of the show with no added cost.

Local businesses are supporting the event through sponsorships and food donations. All proceeds benefit Bread of Life, a Malden-based nonprofit that provides food and services for needy families and individuals.

Call 781-662-2616.

SPINNING FOR SCHOOLS: Latitude sports club in Salisbury is doing its part to keep kids fit and healthy by supporting high school sports.

Its second annual spinathon, Spin Out Childhood Obesity, is Saturday and Sunday and benefits the athletic departments of Amesbury High School, Newburyport High School, Pentucket Regional High School in West Newbury, and Triton Regional High School in Newbury.

Eighty stationary bikes will be on the gym's basketball court and the goal is to keep them spinning for 24 hours, with a team of at least 12 riders participating in a relay.

Each rider is asked to generate a minimum of $100 in sponsorship donations. Corporate donations will match the money raised by the riders.

The proceeds will be equally divided among the athletic departments of the four high schools. Sixty percent of the money will go to reducing user fees and the rest to enhancing sports programming. Last year, the spinathon raised $50,000, with each school receiving $11,000.

Riders do not need to be Latitude members. Nonmember participants receive a 30-day membership.

The event runs 9 a.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday. The club is at 191 Elm St. Call 978-462-5662.

WHO'S WHAT WHERE: Gary Coltin of Peabody has joined the executive team at the Provident Bank as senior vice president of retail banking, marketing, and public relations. A Newburyport native, Coltin has more than 30 years experience in the banking industry. He is a graduate of Bentley College and the Graduate School of Retail Bank Management at the University of Virginia. . . . The Provident also announced plans to open a branch in Exeter, N.H., which will be its seventh office and the third in New Hampshire. Allison Field, who joined the bank in 2006, will head the Exeter branch as regional vice president and commercial lender. A graduate of the New England School of Banking at Williams College, she has 15 years' experience in the field. . . . Julianne Forrelli of Amesbury is the new director of sales at The Herrick House, an assisted living residence on the campus of Beverly Hospital. Her job includes overseeing admissions and the move-in process for new residents. She has a bachelor's degree in biology from California University of Pennsylvania.

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