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MIDLANDS PRIDE WEEK BLITZ PLANNED FOR NOVEMBER 14 – 21, 2009
For Immediate Release Media Contact: October 5, 2009 Sarah Robinson, 803-758-6034 MEDIA ADVISORY MIDLANDS PRIDE WEEK BLITZ PLANNED FOR NOVEMBER 14 – 21, 2009 Weeklong Event Targets Litter and Illegal Dumpsites in Richland and Lexington Counties WHAT: Keep the Midlands Beautiful and PalmettoPride have teamed up to host a weeklong a week-long 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 neighborhoods and schools with prizes for the winners. Cleanup supplies will be provided to all volunteers. CHALLENGES: Friendly challenges for groups participating will be announced soon. Stay Tuned! WHEN: Saturday, November, 14, 2009 – Saturday, November 21, 2009 WHO: Keep the Midlands Beautiful and PalmettoPride OTHER: 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. HOW: 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. PalmettoPride is a 501C3 non-profit dedicated to eradicating litter and promoting beautification in South Carolina. We accomplish this mission using a four-pronged approach to change behavior that causes litter: Education, Enforcement, Awareness and Pickup. For more information, please visit www.palmettopride.org Keep the Midlands Beautiful is a 501C3
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