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Pulaski County
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.

Pulaski County — Contact: Gerald Hines, 606.677.0320

  • 4/5/2008 — Various — Park Cleanup at Science Hill — Organization: Science Hill Association
  • 4/11/2008 — All Day — Community Cleanup at Garland Bend — Organization: Garland Bend Association
  • 4/12/2008 — Various — Park Cleanup at Science Hill — Organization: Science Hill Association
  • 4/12/2008 — All Day — Community Cleanup at Garland Bend — Organization: Garland Bend Association
  • 4/12/2008 — Various — Roadside Cleanup at Omega Park — Organization: Webber Family
  • 4/12/2008 — 7:30 am - 4 pm — Community Cleanup at Waste Connection Transfer Station — Organization: Solid Waste Department
  • 4/19/2008 — Various — Roadside Cleanup at 914 Bypass — Organization: Southwestern High School ROTC
  • 4/19/2008 — Various — Roadside Cleanup at Barnesburg & 914 Bypass — Organization: VFW Post

City of Burnside — Contact: Amy Mink, 606.561.4113

  • 4/4/2008 — 2 pm - 5 pm — Roadway Cleanup in city
  • 4/5/2008 — 9 am - 2 pm — Community Cleanup in city

School Cleanup Activities
PRIDE encourages schools to organize cleanup events for their students. Due to spring break or testing schedules, these events may be held outside the Spring Cleanup period. These events are not open to the public, but they are listed here to recognize the schools' PRIDE.

  • 4/19/2008 — 10 am - Noon — Campus Cleanup at Shopville Elementary School by the PRIDE Club
Local PRIDE Coordinators
Contact your local PRIDE Coordinator to learn about volunteer opportunities in your community.
  • Joe Dungan, Pulaski County PRIDE Co-Coordinator, 606.423.5211
  • Gerald Hines, Pulaski County PRIDE Co-Coordinator, 606.677.0320
  • Amy Mink, City of Burnside PRIDE Coordinator, 606.561.4113
  • Melody Jones, City of Ferguson PRIDE Co-Coordinator, 606.679.6800
  • Janie Ping, City of Ferguson PRIDE Co-Coordinator, 606.679.6800
  • Dudley Hosch, Friends of Lake Cumberland, 606.561.4399
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.

  • Gerald Hines, 606.677.0320
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 Watch
PRIDE Environmental Education Grant Recipients in the County (2007 Grant Cycle)
Grant recipients might need help with their environmental education projects from community members. Contact the grant recipient to inquire about volunteer opportunities.
  • Somerset Independent Schools: $4,500 to enhance recycling program
  • Somerset Christian School: $5,000 to construct wetland
PRIDE Homeowner Septic System Grant Program in the County since 1999

Amount Invested: $539,150
Septic Systems Installed: 148
Pulaski County
 

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