Palmetto Pride

On May 21, 2011, thirty-five volunteers participated in the 5th Annual Enoree River Sweep. The volunteers picked up 2520 lbs of trash at the event which was part of the Great American Cleanup. Thank you to everyone who volunteered.

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PalmettoPride honored the statewide winners of the first Litter Trashes Everyone Art Contest at award ceremonies around the state. Brandon Jingle from Pelion Middle School was awarded a gift card and certificate for his recycled art piece “The Trashformer.”

Denise Garcia Mesa from Fairforest Elementary was awarded a gift bag and her school received monies to be used for art supplies for her winning drawing that is currently being used as the 2011-2012 PalmettoPride t-shirts.

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This year for Earth Day, Marley Claytor asked her mother if she could go to the neighborhood pond in order to clean up all of the trash that had accumulated.

The pond is home to ducks, turtles, fish and two separate families of Canadian Geese. Marley filled two garbage bags with trash, among the items she picked up were bottles, cans, a can of oil and fishing line. Items that could have harmed the animals.

Congratulations to Marley, our volunteer of the month and a true steward for our Earth.