Personal Responsibility In a Desirable Environment
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Contact your local PRIDE Coordinator
to learn about volunteer opportunities in your community.
Judy Brimm, Whitley County PRIDE Coordinator, 606.549.6000
Heather Stewart, Whitley County Schools PRIDE Coordinator,
606.549.7001, extension 2913
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.
Tracy West, 606.549.6071
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. (Grant amounts
listed below include $500 to operate a PRIDE
Club.)
Boston Elementary School: $3,750 to enhance a recycling program
Pleasant View Elementary School: $3,000 for recycling materials
Whitley North Elementary School: $4,000 for a recycling trailer
Whitley County Middle School: $4,000 to enhance an outdoor
classroom
Corbin Primary School: $4,000 to enhance an outdoor classroom
Corbin Elementary School: $4,000 to enhance a greenhouse
Corbin Intermediate School: $4,000 to build two wetlands and
a rain garden
Corbin Middle School: $4,000 to buy SEPUP curriculum
Corbin High School: $4,000 to enhance an outdoor classroom
Whitley County Cooperative Extension Service: $4,000 to create
and expand community gardens