Personal Responsibility In a Desirable Environment
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PRIDE is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
PRIDE
Spring Cleanup, April 5-19
Volunteer to pick up litter
around your community during the PRIDE
Spring Cleanup. Cleanup events already scheduled in your area are
listed below. To volunteer, call the contact person listed. If you want
to clean an area that is not on this list, please call your local
PRIDE Coordinator.
City of Harlan — Contact: Elizabeth Powell, 606.573.7698
4/7— 6 pm - 8 pm — Pick Up Trash in Downtown — Organization:
Boy Scout Troop 149
4/8— 6 pm - 8 pm — Pick Up Trash in Downtown —
Organization: Boy Scout Troop 149
4/9— Pick Up Trash in Ivy Hill, Huff Addition, Downtown Harlan
Area
4/10— Pick Up Trash in Fairview, Bailey Hill
4/11— 6 pm - 8 pm — Pick Up Trash in Sunshine (City Limits
Only) Woodland Hills, Timbercrest, Sunny Acres — Organization:
Neighborhood Cleanup
4/14— Pick Up Trash in Fairview, Bailey Hill, Sunshine (City
Limits only) Woodland Hills, Timbercrest, Sunny Acres
4/15— Pick Up Trash in Ivy Hill, Huff Additionb, Downtown Harlan
Area
4/16— Pick Up Trash in Fairview, Bailey Hill
4/17— Pick Up Trash in Sunshine (City Limits Only)
4/18— 6 pm - 8 pm — Pick Up Trash in Sunshine (City Limits
Only) Woodland Hills, Timbercrest, Sunny Acres — Organization:
Neighborhood Cleanup
Tri Cities (Cumberland, Benham and Lynch) — Contact: Christi
Lewis Yercine, 606.589.5151
4/5-19 — Litter Cleanup at Kingdom Come State Park —
Organization: Park Rangers/ Volunteers, Fish & Wildlife Volunteers
4/5-19 — Litter Cleanup in Tri-Cities area — Organization:
Tri Cities Little League Teams
4/7-19 — Trash and Litter Pickup at Hwy 119 ramps in the three
cities — Organization: Tri Cities Women’s Club
4/7-11 — Litter Cleanup at City Cumberland/ Rotary Park —
Organization: KCEBC Headstart Students and Parents
4/7-11 — 8:30 am - 2:30 pm — Litter Pickup at Hwy 119
— Organization: Victory Road School
4/7-14 — 12:30 pm - 2:30pm — Litter Pickup at Gold Course
Road and Surrounding Area — Organization: Cumberland Elementary
School
4/7-11 and 4/14-18 — 7 am - 4 pm — Residential Litter
Cleanups at Main Street Benham Areas — Organization: City Road
Crews
4/7-11 and 4/14-18 — 7 am - 3 pm — Litter Pickup in Lynch
and surrounding areas — Organization: City Road Crews
4/7-11 and 4/14-18 — 8 am - 4 pm — Residential Litter
Cleanups in the Cumberland Area — Organization: City Road Crews
4/7-11 and 4/14-18 — 8 am - 5 pm — Litter Cleanup in Cumberland
— Organization: Radio WCPM Employees
4/12 — 10 am - 2 pm — Litter Cleanup in Benham —
Organization: Community Volunteers
4/12 — 10 am - 2 pm — Litter Cleanup in Lynch and surrounding
areas — Organization: Community Volunteers
4/12 — 9:30 am - 1:30 pm — Litter Cleanup at Black Mountain
/ Lynch — Organization: Hands Across the Mountain
4/12 — Trash and Litter Pickup at US 119 Godbey Appal. Center
— Organization: SKCTC Upward Bound Students
Date TBD — Tri-Cities area — Organization: Boy Scouts
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Contact your local PRIDE Coordinator
to learn about volunteer opportunities in your community.
Lonnie Saylor, Harlan County PRIDE Coordinator, 606.573.3219
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Elizabeth Powell, City of Harlan PRIDE Coordinator, 606.573.2912
Christi Lewis-Yercine, Tri-Cities PRIDE Coordinator, 606.589.5151
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, 606.573.2600
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.
Grant recipients might need help
with their environmental education projects from community members. Contact
the grant recipient to inquire about volunteer opportunities.
Pine Mountain Settlement School: $2,831 to buy educational
resources