
PalmettoPride There are 51.2 billion pieces of litter on roadways nationwide. The majority of that (91%) consist of mainly cigarette butts and paper. That translates into 6,729 pieces of litter per mile of roadway.

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PalmettoPride Playwriting
Competition
We are looking for
original full-length, anti-litter themed
plays written by South Carolina middle and high school students for young
audiences. One first place prize of $500 and 45 second place prizes of $100
will be awarded. All prizes will be awarded as gift cards to be used at... winning
group/persons discretion. In addition to the monetary prize, winning
playwrights will have an opportunity to have their play performed by schools and
civic theatre troupes throughout South Carolina! This competition is open to
all South Carolina public, private, charter and home school students.
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Columbia(WLTX) - To kick off their "Go-Green Awareness Campaign," Piggly Wiggly on Devine Street in Columbia hosted a Recycle Shopping Spree.

PalmettoPride The Pride Week Blitz program is a signature cleanup program created by PalmettoPride to assist counties with volunteer recruitment, litter pickups and awareness building. The Midlands Pride Week was the 15th Pride Week in the state.
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PalmettoPride Sign your family, school group, church, or neighborhood association up for Midlands Pride Week. You could win prize money just for helping keep South Carolina beautiful.
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PalmettoPride Join us Saturday at the Clemson Sandhill Education and Research Center, located at 900 Clemson Rd in NE Columbia for Richland County America Recycles Day. We will be kicking off the Midlands Pride Week Blitz from 10 - 2 with a radio remote from WNOK at noon. We'll have prizes for you to win and cleanup kits for you if ...you haven't registered your family or group to help Keep the Midlands Beautiful.

PalmettoPride REMINDER: Midlands Pride Week Blitz begins this Saturday November 14! It's not too late to sign your group, school or neighborhood up for a cleanup. Visit the PalmettoPride website or www.keepthemidlandsbeautiful.org for more information.
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PalmettoPride Thank you to the volunteers who came out to help us clean up Sumter National Forest.

PalmettoPride We're still looking for volunteers for Saturday! We'll be done by noon so you have time to come help before your favorite team plays. We'll even throw in free lunch! Jump off exit 54 on I-26 and start looking for the PalmettoPride signs or follow the directions on the event invitation on the PalmettoPride fan page. If ...that's not easy enough, call 1-877-725-7733 for more information.

PalmettoPride There is still time to sign up for the National Forest clean up this weekend. Call Gene at 1-877-725-7733 if you are interested in helping out this Saturday.

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PalmettoPride and the USDA Forest Service have planned their annual fall cleanup of the Sumter National Forest. The 2009 fall cleanup will focus on forest land on the Enoree Ranger District in Laurens County. Volunteers are needed to help clean up areas in the forest that contain trash, illegal dumpsites and other de...bris.
The cleanup will start at 8am and end at noon. Gloves, safety vests, trash bags and litter grabbers will be provided. Lunch will be served following the cleanup to all volunteers.
Tip Top Hunting Camp, Laurens County
Traveling from I-26, take exit 54.The camp is located 5.2 miles east of I-26 on Hwy 72.
Traveling west, the camp is located 9.5 miles from the Whitmire traffic light on HWY 72
Time:8:00AM Saturday, October 24th
Location:Sumter National Forest, Laurens County

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Keep the Midlands Beautiful and PalmettoPride have teamed up to host a weeklong litter pickup blitz! Municipalities, neighborhood associations, community improvement groups, schools and all concerned citizens are invited to organize cleanup activities during the one-week event. There will be challenges for neighborho...ods and schools with prizes for the winners. Cleanup supplies will be provided to all volunteers.
The Pride Week Blitz program is a signature cleanup program created by PalmettoPride to assist counties with volunteer recruitment, litter pickups and awareness building. The Midlands Pride Week will be the 15th Pride Week in the state. More than 28,000 people have participated in past Pride Weeks picking up 525 tons of trash.
To participate in the Midlands Pride Week Blitz, contact Jennifer Fisher with PalmettoPride at 803-758-6034 or jfisher@palmettopride.org, or Heidi Johnson with Keep the Midlands Beautiful at 803-733-2526 or heidi@keepthemidlandsbeautiful.com.
Time:8:00AM Saturday, November 14th
Location:Richland and Lexington Counties

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PalmettoPride and the U.S. Forest
Service are looking for volunteers to help with a one day cleanup of the
Sumter
National Forest. The
cleanup will take place on October 24th. The event will last from 8
A.M. until noon and lunch will be provided for the volunteers. All supplies
(bags, gloves, vests, etc.) will be pr...ovided by PalmettoPride. Dress
accordingly for the weather, but it is recommended to wear long pants and close
toed shoes. The meeting place for the event is the Tip Top Hunting Camp.
Traveling east on SC
Hwy. 72, it is located 5.2 miles east of I-26.
Traveling west on SC
Hwy. 72 from the Whitmire traffic light, it is 9.5
miles. We hope that you will be able to assist us in cleaning up one of our
state’s beautiful natural resources. If you are interested in volunteering,
please contact Gene Campbell at (803) 758-6034 or ecampbell@palmettopride.org.

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