May 31, 2012 by clackey
Owsley County celebrated the launch of its Homegrown Kentucky community garden on May 24, and PRIDE honored two agencies leading the innovative project. The garden is located at Owsley County High School, which has a substantial amount of tillable land. Students have been working in the garden, which allows for hands-on learning activities in subjects […]
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May 31, 2012 by clackey
Nature came to life in classrooms across southern and eastern Kentucky during this school year, thanks to the PRIDE Environmental Education Outreach Program. The program sent 15 environmental education liaisons into schools in 22 counties (including all independent school systems in those counties), reaching a total of 36,825 students between September 2011 and May 2012. […]
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May 21, 2012 by clackey
Click here to view as a virtual magazine Click here to view as a PDF Topics: Energy Oscars: Jackson County students produce videos to promote energy efficiency Homegrown Kentucky: Owsley County celebrates its new community garden […]
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May 17, 2012 by clackey
Science Hill Independent School won the PRIDE Environmental Education Project of the Month Award for its “March Madness” project. Students in grades 5-8 were challenged to produce something relating to conservation, recycling, reducing and reusing. The 128 students showcased their productions at a school assembly. Robbie […]
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May 17, 2012 by clackey
A London business and its employees have earned southern and eastern Kentucky’s PRIDE Volunteer of the Month Award. Walmart Distribution Center (DC) 6097 was honored yesterday for its contributions to local events during PRIDE Spring Cleanup Month in April. During the Spring Cleanup […]
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May 2, 2012 by clackey
The PRIDE Clean Sweep of US 27 drew more volunteers than any other event across 38 counties of southern and eastern Kentucky during PRIDE Spring Cleanup Month in April. A total of 862 volunteers donated 1,561 hours to pick up litter along US 27 and surrounding areas during the day-long event, which was held April […]
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May 2, 2012 by clackey
The 24th annual Laurel Lake Cleanup netted two tons of trash, thanks to 224 volunteers who braved rain and a chilly temperature on April 21. The volunteers — along with 30 staff members from agencies that organized the event — hauled in 4,397 pounds of garbage in three hours. All volunteers received a free […]
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May 2, 2012 by clackey
The roads leading to Dale Hollow Lake are cleaner now, thanks to 220 volunteers who picked up litter April 14 during the second annual Dale Hollow Spring Cleanup. The two-hour event netted 400 bags of trash, seven tires and two car hoods. All volunteers received a free T-shirt, lunch and a chance at door prizes, […]
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May 2, 2012 by clackey
On April 30, several Jackson County students enjoyed the “red-carpet treatment” at the Energy Oscars, which honored excellence in producing videos about the value of saving energy. Jackson Energy Cooperative and PRIDE unfurled the red carpet at the Jackson County Area Technology Center to premiere four videos that promote energy efficiency with great creativity and persuasiveness. […]
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