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PALMETTOPRIDE AWARDS 2010 EDUCATION GRANTS

For Immediate Release                                                                  Media Contact:

December 2, 2009                                                                           Sarah Robinson, 803-758-6034

PALMETTOPRIDE AWARDS 2010 EDUCATION GRANTS

Columbia, SC – PalmettoPride, the state's anti-litter organization announced today its 2009 – 2010 Challenge for the Environment Education Grant winners.  Thirty-eight (38) schools will receive grant funds to initiate anti-litter and beautification programs in schools.

The Challenge for the Environment Grant provides funds to coordinate one of three programs with students.  Those applying can choose from the Green Reader program, Recycling Troopers, or creating a Carolina Fence Garden.

 “PalmettoPride places a great emphasis on education as a means for stopping litter.  If we can impress upon our children the importance of living litter-free we can hopefully prevent future generations from littering,” said Linda Shadel, Director of Operations for PalmettoPride.

Education is one of four program areas PalmettoPride uses to fulfill its mission: to eradicate litter and promote beautification.  Along with the grant, PalmettoPride has several large-scale programs to round out their education component: the “Litter Trashes Everyone” Marionette Show, Miss SC presentations, litter curriculum, website games, and the newly created Litter Free Games and Litter Trashes Everyone Playwriting Competition.

For more information on any of these programs, please log onto www.palmettopride.org.  A full list of winners follows this release.

PalmettoPride is a statewide 501C3 non-profit organization. Its mission is to eradicate litter and promote beautification in South Carolina. 

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2009 -2010 Challenge for the Environment Grant Recipients