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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.

Lonnie Saylor, Harlan County PRIDE Coordinator, 606.573.3219, extension 13
Elizabeth Powell, City of Harlan PRIDE Coordinator, 606.573.7698
Bobbie Gothard, Tri-Cities (Benham, Cumberland, Lynch) PRIDE Coordinator, 606.589.5812
Kristi Lamb, City of Evarts PRIDE Coordinator, 606.837.2477
Margaret Yost, City of Loyall PRIDE Coordinator, 606.573.6396

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.

Lakis Mavinidis, 606.573.9423

Local Watershed Watch Programs

For information about becoming a Watershed Watch volunteer, call 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.)

Pine Mountain Settlement School: $3,500 to build a wetland wildlife viewing platform
Harlan Middle School: $3,820 for water testing equipment
James A. Cawood Elementary School and 21st Century Program: $4,000 to build an outdoor classroom

PRIDE Homeowner Septic System Grant Program in the County since 1999

Amount Invested:	$1,291,711
Septic Systems Installed:	445