Plastic Pollution Purge: NBC 4 with Roger Nesuda from Jolly Roger’s Marina in Roland, Arkansas

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To help clean up our waterways, the American Sailing Association announces a new crusade… Operation #ASAPlasticPollutionPurge, visit americansailing.com/plastic-pollution-purge/ for more information…

Thanks to NBC 4 (KARK) and Roger Nesuda from Jolly Roger’s Marina an ASA Certified Sailing School in Roland, Arkansas.

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