Three beach fronts will be ready for cleaning Saturday and Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson promises fun while helping keep Texas beaches clean.

The 26th Annual Texas General Land Office Fall Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at Sea Rim State Park, McFaddin Beach and near the Chambers County beach at Texas 124 and 87.

"A right not exercised is a right that will be lost," Patterson said in a prepared statement. "Join us Saturday, Sept. 22 for a fun time and a great cause, exercising your rights and keeping Texas beaches trash-free."

Volunteers should wear shoes, a hat and sunscreen and will be given data cards, gloves, pencils and trash bags. Most sites along the coast conclude the day's cleanup with cold drinks and hot food.

Volunteers may register on-line at http://www.TexasAdoptABeach.org or become a fan of the Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach program on Facebook. Texans who can't make it to the beach but still want to support the effort can make a tax-deductible donation at http://www.TexasAdoptABeach.org. Sponsorship levels range from $25 to $25,000.

In 26 years, 430,000 Adopt-A-Beach volunteers have picked up more than 8,300 tons of trash from the Texas Gulf Coast. Shell Oil Company is the statewide sponsor for the 26th Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup. Other sponsors include Apache Corporation, AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry LLC, Cheniere Energy, Halliburton and the Ocean Conservancy.

For more information about how you can get involved, call 1-877-TXCOAST or visit our Web site at http://www.texasadoptabeach.org.

Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup check-in sites in the Beaumont area:

n Sea Rim State Park

Check-in: Park entrance, 10 miles west of Sabine Pass on Highway 87 South

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