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Adair, Columbia leaders prepare for PRIDE Spring Cleanup

Both City and County PRIDE clean-ups are on Saturday, April 18, 2009. To volunteer for the PRIDE Spring Cleanup, please contact A.L. "Pee Wee" Sinclair or Lisa Lee at (270) 384-4703 or acjudge1@duo-county.com, or Rhonda Loy at (270) 384-2501 or rloy@cityofcolumbiaky.com.
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By Cindy Lackey

COLUMBIA, KY -- April is PRIDE Spring Cleanup Month in southern and eastern Kentucky. Local cleanup activities are being organized by Columbia PRIDE Coordinator Rhonda Loy and Adair County PRIDE Co-coordinators A.L. "Pee Wee" Sinclair and Lisa Lee.

Both the Adair County and the City of Columbia Spring PRIDE Clean-ups are Saturday, April 18, 2009. The County PRIDE Spring Cleanup starts at the Annex Building, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY; the City Clean-Up will start at City Hall, 116 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY.




"Spring is a good time to start cleaning your community, and we have numerous activities planned," said Sinclair, who is the county's Solid Waste Coordinator.

"We would like to encourage everyone to come out and receive the feeling of pride that only volunteers receive," added Lee, who is the Administrative Assistant for Judge-Executive Ann Melton.

"PRIDE wants you," said Karen Engle, PRIDE President/Chief Executive Officer. "That's our theme for the 2009 Spring Cleanup because our goal is 20,000 volunteers region-wide. This is a big territory, and we need that many volunteers to make it look its best. I encourage you to contact your PRIDE Coordinator now to plan your neighborhood's cleanup project."

PRIDE Coordinators are volunteers who play a vital role in building PRIDE in their communities. The coordinators work with the PRIDE staff to organize cleanup activities, recruit volunteers and track cleanup results. They assist local officials with the programs of PRIDE, a nonprofit organization that promotes environmental cleanup and education in 38 counties.

PRIDE Coordinators now are planning each community's Spring Cleanup activities. Throughout April, volunteers will pick up roadside litter and beautify welcome areas. PRIDE will give each volunteer a free T-shirt, as well as supply their trash bags, gloves and vests. PRIDE will help local governments pay for trash disposal and beautification projects.

April is also Redbud Month, and freshly cleaned roads will welcome the tourists who want to enjoy the region's native Eastern Redbud trees. Redbud Month is sponsored by TOUR Southern and Eastern Kentucky (TOUR SEKY), which is the region's tourism development organization and PRIDE's partner in making our region a more beautiful place to call home. Qualifying communities will receive hundreds of redbud seedlings from TOUR SEKY and eight-feet-tall redbud trees from PRIDE. Redbud Month information is available at www.tourseky.com or by contacting Michelle Spencer at mspencer@tourseky.com or 606-677-6142.
To volunteer for the PRIDE Spring Cleanup, please contact A.L. "Pee Wee" Sinclair or Lisa Lee at 384-4703 or acjudge1@duo-county.com, or Rhonda Loy at 384-2501 or rloy@cityofcolumbiaky.com.


This story was posted on 2009-03-16 14:26:24
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