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Organizers of "Let's Do It" thank participants.
Voluntary work initiative "Let's Do It" ("Teeme ära") brought together 36,270 people in 1,522 locations on Saturday. Turnout was greatest in Harju County (10,582), Saaremaa (3,160) and Pärnu County (2,849). Member of the board of organizer Estonian Fund for Nature (ELF) Tarmo Tüür said that Estonians once again came together and demonstrated the power of getting things done together. Tüür said that the growing number of participants speaks of growing willingness of people to contribute voluntarily and collectively in development of society. Participants included individuals, the military, politicians and embassy workers. President Toomas Hendrik Ilves participated in the bee in Canada where he helped clean up the area surrounding the Estonian community's summerhouse.