The North Laurel Middle School PRIDE Club earned an award for assisting PRIDE to establish a fundraising program for environmental education in southern and eastern Kentucky. PRIDE recently began selling 35-gallon rain barrels, which capture and store water from downspouts. All proceeds will go to PRIDE environmental education programs across the region, with 10 percent […]
For sponsoring a photo contest that promoted environmental awareness, the Somerset Community College’s Fruit of the Lens Photography Club has won the PRIDE Environmental Education Project of the Month Award. The club organized the contest to coincide with the annual SCC Earth Day Celebration. The winners were announced at the event on April 17, which […]
MANCHESTER, KY — PRIDE has recognized Paces Creek Elementary School PRIDE Club for its eyeglass recycling project. In February and March, PRIDE Club members collected donations for the Lions Club’s international eyeglass recycling program. Students in kindergarten through sixth grade participated in the project. They brought in 400 pairs of eyeglasses and sunglasses. The two […]
For dedication to serving their community with PRIDE, the Pine Knot Job Corps has earned southern and eastern Kentucky’s PRIDE Volunteer of the Month Award for April 2011. “You are such an asset to our community, and we appreciate you,” said PRIDE’s Mark Davis. He and Tammie Wilson of PRIDE presented the award yesterday at […]
Campbellsville resident Pat Webster has been named southern and eastern Kentucky’s PRIDE Volunteer of the Month for her leadership in local recycling and beautification efforts. PRIDE’s Tammie Wilson surprised Webster with the award yesterday during a regional workshop in Columbia for PRIDE Spring Cleanup Month. Wilson said, “Pat shows us the power of volunteering. By […]
Tayton Lewis, a fourth-grader at Stinnett Elementary School, won a contest to design the T-shirts that will be given to thousands of volunteers during PRIDE Spring Cleanup Month in April. Tayton is the son of Scott and Angel Lewis of Essie, Ky. He is an Honor Roll student and a member of the PRIDE Club and […]
Eastern Kentucky PRIDE announced today that C & P Quality Meats has won the PRIDE Volunteer of the Month Award. The owner, Tony Thorpe, and his employees earned the award for giving their time and resources to support Whitley County’s cleanup activities. For the last three years, the team at C & P Quality meats […]
