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| 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.
Rockcastle County — Contact: James Renner, 606.256.1902
- 4/7/2008 — 4 pm - 7 pm — Roadside Cleanup at KY 1249
at Cleft Rock Road — Organization: Concerned Citizens
- 4/12/2008 — 2 pm - 4 pm — Roadside Cleanup at Poplar
Grove Road — Organization: Poplar Gap Batpist Church Youth Group
- 4/12/2008 — 9 am - Noon — Roadside Cleanup at KY 3275
— Organization: Brindle Ridge Baptist Church
- 4/12/2008 — Noon - 2 pm — Roadside Cleanup at Carter
Ridge Road — Organization: Concerned Citizens of Carter Ridge
- 4/19/2008 — 9 am - 11 am — Roadside Cleanup at US 25
North — Organization: Brindle Ridge Road Fire Department
- 4/19/2008 — 11 am - 1 pm — Roadside Cleanup at US 25
North — Organization: Fairview Baptist Church
- 4/19/2008 — 1 pm - 2 pm — Roadside Cleanup — Organization:
Scafford Lane Baptist Church
- Date TBA — Time TBA — Roadside Cleanup at US 25 South
— Organization: Pine Hill Baptist Church
- Date TBA — Time TBA — Roadside Cleanup at Mullins Station
Road — Organization: Great Salt Petre Cave Preserve
- Date TBA — 2 pm - 5 pm — Roadside Cleanup at Grace Loop
— Organization: Conway Caregivers
City of Livingston — Contact: J.C. Griffin, 606.453.2061
- 4/7/2008 — 3 pm - 7 pm — Roadside Cleanup at Red Hill
Road — Organization: Livingston Homemakers
- 4/8/2008 — 12 pm - 6 pm — Roadside Cleanup at Red Hill
Road — Organization: City Volunteers
- 4/12/2008 — 2 pm - 6 pm — Roadside Cleanup at Sand Hill
Road — Organization: City Volunteers
- 4/14/2008 — 4 pm - 6 pm — Roadside Cleanup at U.S. 25
North — Organization: Livingston Homemakers
- 4/15/2008 — 12 pm - 6 pm — Roadside Cleanup at U.S. 25
South — Organization: City Volunteers
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.
- 4/16/2008 — 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm — Campus Cleanup at Mt.
Vernon Elementary
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| Local
PRIDE Coordinators |
Contact your local PRIDE Coordinator
to learn about volunteer opportunities in your community.
- James Renner, Rockcastle County PRIDE Coordinator, 606.256.1902
- Wayne Bullock, City of Mt. Vernon PRIDE Coordinator, 606.256.0344
- Mayor J.C. Griffin, City of Livingston PRIDE Coordinator,
606.453.2061
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| 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.
- James Renner, 606.256.1902
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| 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
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| 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.
- Mt. Vernon Elementary: $4,750 to enhance outdoor classroom
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| PRIDE
Homeowner Septic System Grant Program in the County since 1999 |
| Amount
Invested: |
$925,373 |
| Septic
Systems Installed: |
250 |
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