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Volunteer of the Month Education of the Month
Shelby Valley High School National Honor Society, Pike County
Front: Cindy Johnson (sponsor), Dana Hall, Angeline Damron, Alexandraia Newson, Maggie Little, Betty Brown (Clean Community Board), Jimmy Dale Sanders (PRIDE Coordinator). Back: Justin Anderson, Joe Blankenship, Anthony Damron, Virgil Osborne (School Board), Wayne Rutherford (Judge-Executive), Roger Wagner (Superintendent)Congratulations to these 55 oustanding high school students! The group is a shining example of the volunteers who make a difference in their communities with PRIDE.

Cold Hill Elementary's Community-Wide Recycling
Mark Davis (PRIDE), Darrin Hacker (Cold Hill Elementary STLP Coordinator)The school doubled its recycling in just three months after inviting the community to recycle there. In May, the school sent 2,400 pounds to the City of London’s Recycling Center.

Pride Headline News
July 31: PRIDE awards nominations due
July 31 is the deadline for submitting nominations for the 2009 PRIDE Campus of the Year, College/Community Project of the Year, Tony Turner Volunteer of the Year and Rogers-Bickford Environmental Leadership Awards.

To review the criteria and print nomination forms, please click here.

Donate now for E. Ky. flood victims
Breathitt County homes damaged during flash flooding May 8 and 9. Photo courtesy of East KY Media, www.kytruth.com Please donate basic necessities for the Eastern Kentucky families devastated by flooding in May. PRIDE is partnering with Operation UNITE to collect and deliver flood relief donations.

Pitch in with PRIDE
Eastern Kentucky PRIDE is a nonprofit organization funded by federal grants to encourage and assist citizens, local governments, schools and others in 38 counties of southern and eastern Kentucky to:
1. Improve water quality in the region.
2. Clean up illegal trash dumps and other solid waste problems.
3. Promote environmental awareness and education.
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