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Union College students are region’s top volunteers

Photo by Union College. Dr. Marcia Hawkins, President; Emily Harless, Bradley Lewis, Becky Calhoun (PRIDE), Logan Smith, Cathy Lenox (PRIDE), Taylor Logan, Jodi Carroll, Director of the Center for Civic Engagement.

The Union College freshman class earned the PRIDE Volunteer of the Month Award for participating in Service Day — one-day service “blitz” in their new community. On Aug. 22, groups of 20 to 25 students performed community service at 13 locations in the region, including Clearfork Community Institute, Knox-Whitley Animal Shelter, Lend-A-Hand Center, Goodwill Industries, […]

249 volunteers cleaned roads at Cumberland Falls

Members of the Whitley County JROTC, the largest school-based volunteer group at the 2015 Cumberland Falls Spring Cleanup, before the cleanup began. Photo courtesy of Cumberland Falls Ramblings community page at www.facebook.com

The Cumberland Falls Spring Cleanup on March 28 drew 249 volunteers to pick up litter along Hwy. 90 and other roads near Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. They removed 453 bags of trash and eight tires from the scenic route. “I want to tell each and every volunteer how much you are appreciated,” said Tammie […]

Goodbye winter … hello Spring Cleanup!

The McCreary County ATV Club won the award for the community group with the most volunteers during the 2013 PRIDE Spring Cleanup at Cumberland Falls. The next cleanup will be Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Volunteers of all ages are invited to join the PRIDE Spring Cleanup at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park on Saturday, March 28. “After a long, hard winter, it will be fun to get outside together in such a beautiful setting,” said PRIDE’s Tammie Wilson. “Our theme for the 2015 Spring Cleanup is […]

April 13: Volunteer at “Niagara of the South”

Cumberland Falls

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 […]

Union College students earn PRIDE volunteerism award

Union College freshmen posed for a photo with trash they collected by Cumberland Falls

A team of Union College freshmen earned the PRIDE Volunteer of the Month Award for making Cumberland Falls look its best after summer flooding. Thirty students spent two hours on Aug. 20, 2012, picking up trash and debris from the base of the Falls to the […]

Walmart Distribution Center earns PRIDE volunteerism award

Walmart DC 6097 accepts PRIDE Volunteer of the Month Award May 2012

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 […]

New record: 510 PRIDE volunteers cleaned roads at Cumberland Falls

VIEW PHOTOS ON FACEBOOK In its fifth year, the PRIDE Spring Cleanup Month Kick-Off Celebration set a record for volunteer participation. On Saturday, 510 volunteers enjoyed spectacular weather and breathtaking views as they picked up litter along Hwy. 90 and other roads near Cumberland Falls […]

Volunteer with PRIDE at Cumberland Falls on March 24

Cumberland Falls

Welcome Spring and the region’s annual Spring Cleanup Month by volunteering at one of the South’s most scenic attractions Volunteers of all ages are invited to join the excitement of the 5th Annual PRIDE Spring Cleanup Kick-Off Celebration at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park on Saturday, March 24. From 10 a.m. until 12 […]

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