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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 Whitley County PRIDE Coordinator Judy Brimm at 606.549.6000. You also can call her if you want to clean an area that is not on this list.

4/5/2008 — 8 am - Noon — Roadside Cleanup at Croley Bend Road and Riverbank — Organization: New Mt. Zion Church
4/5/2008 — 10 am - 3 pm — PRIDE Spring Cleanup Kickoff Celebration (click to learn more), a roadside cleanup along Hwy. 90 near Cumberland Falls
4/10, 4/11, 4/12 — 8 am - 3 pm daily — Bulk Goods/Appliance Disposal at County Garage — Organization: Fiscal Court
4/12/2008 — 9 am - 2 pm — Roadside Cleanup along Hwy. 1804 and side roads — Organization: South Whitley Fire Department
4/12/2008 — 9 am - 1 pm — Roadside Cleanup at Devils Creek Area — Organization: Wayne Wilson
4/12/2008 — 4 pm - 7 pm — Roadside Cleanup at Black Diamond Road — Organization: Jenny Watkins
4/19/2008 — 8 am - Noon — Creek and Roadside at Tackett Creek — Organization: Tackett Creek Trash Bash
4/19/2008 — 8 am - Noon — Roadside Cleanup at Craig and Log Cabin Road — Organization: Roy Martin
4/19/2008 — 8 am - 1 pm — Roadside Cleanup at 10th Street — Organization: Kiwanas Club

Local PRIDE Coordinators

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.

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.

Central Primary (Corbin Independent Schools): $5,000 to enhance outdoor classroom
South Elementary School (Corbin Independent Schools): $3,550 to enhance greenhouse
Corbin Middle School (Corbin Independent Schools): $5,000 to enhance outdoor classroom

PRIDE Homeowner Septic System Grant Program in the County since 1999

Amount Invested:	$810,868
Septic Systems Installed:	221