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PRIDE is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Local PRIDE Coordinators

Contact your local PRIDE Coordinator to learn about volunteer opportunities in your community.

John O'Boyle, Bell County PRIDE Coordinator, 606.337.3076
Randy Melton, City of Middlesboro PRIDE Coordinator, 606.248.5670
Ina Robbins, City of Pineville PRIDE Coordinator, 606.337.2958

County Solid Waste Coordinator

Contact your Solid Waste Coordinator to request a list of licensed garbage haulers in your county or to report illegal dumping.

Joyce Hoskins, 606.337.7035

Local Watershed Watch Programs

For information about becoming a Watershed Watch volunteer, call 1-800-928-0045 and ask for extension 473, or visit the program’s Web site at www.kywater.org/watch.

Upper Cumberland River Watershed Watershed Watch
Kentucky River Watershed Watch

PRIDE Environmental Education Grant Recipients in the County (2009 Grant Cycle)

Grant recipients might need help with their environmental education projects from community members. Contact the grant recipient to inquire about volunteer opportunities. (Grant amounts listed below include $500 to operate a PRIDE Club.)

Frakes School Center: $4,000 to enhance an outdoor classroom and install a weather station
Mill Creek Christian Academy: $4,000 to build an outdoor classroom
St. Julian Parish School: $4,000 to enhance a greenhouse and outdoor classroom
Yellow Creek School Center: $4,000 to buy curriculum material, greenhouse equipment, greenhouse supplies and tools

PRIDE Homeowner Septic System Grant Program in the County since 1999

Amount Invested:	$754,040
Septic Systems Installed:	221