Upper Chloe Creek in Pike County is a beautiful place, and the people who live there make sure it stays that way.Since 1980, residents have joined forces as the Upper Chloe Improvement Club. Every spring, they volunteer to clean and beautify the roads and creeks in the area. Kenneth and Gerrie Kinder organize the club’s […]
Fog and chilly temperatures did not hinder the 247 volunteers who participated in the 25th annual Laurel Lake Cleanup on Saturday, April 20.They pulled three tons of trash and 860 pounds of recyclables from the lake’s shores in just three and one-half hours. Whitley County won the Volunteer Cup with 105 volunteers. Ninety-one volunteers registered […]
On Tuesday, April 16, volunteers will team up to pick up roadside litter during the fifth annual PRIDE Clean Sweep of US 27. All volunteers will enjoy a free lunch and chance at door prizes. Free T-shirts also will be given to volunteers, while supplies last. The PRIDE Clean Sweep will focus on US 27 […]
Volunteers of all ages are invited to join the sixth annual PRIDE Spring Cleanup at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park on Saturday, April 13. From 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. ET, volunteers will pick up litter along Hwy. 90 and other roads near the park. Volunteer registration will begin at 9 a.m. at the gift […]
Eastern Kentucky PRIDE, Inc., announced today that $137,450 is available to counties and cities that participate in PRIDE Spring Cleanup Month in April. “The Spring Cleanup is an annual tradition in our region, with thousands of volunteers taking advantage of the chance to serve their community while getting outside to enjoy April […]
On March 23, the third annual Dale Hollow Spring Cleanup will bring together hundreds of volunteers who want clean lake roads — as well as a free T-shirt, free lunch and a chance at door prizes. From 10 a.m. until Noon CT, volunteers will pick up litter along the roads around the lake. Safe, […]
Casey Joe Stephens, a third-grade student at Whitley City Elementary School, was surprised today to learn he won a region-wide contest to design the 2013 PRIDE Spring Cleanup T-shirt — which will be given to thousands of volunteers across 42 counties of southern and eastern Kentucky in April. Stephens, who is […]
Southern and Eastern Kentuckians are invited to a free workshop to discover how their communities can take advantage of PRIDE Spring Cleanup Month in April. “In our region, spring means our landscape will soon burst into bloom and 25,000-plus volunteers will make sure no trash spoils the view,” said Congressman Hal Rogers […]
Waste Connections of Kentucky has donated $24,000 to support the annual PRIDE Spring Cleanup, which is a community service event in southern and eastern Kentucky.Waste Connections contributed $8,000 for the 2012 PRIDE Spring Cleanup and has now committed to give $8,000 in 2013 and again in 2014.The three donations earned Waste Connections recognition as the […]
