Tuesday, August 19, 2008
PRIDE Announces ENVI Award Finalists.
SOMERSET, KY — Eastern Kentucky PRIDE announced today the finalists for its annual PRIDE Envi Awards, which recognize outstanding environmental education and cleanup efforts in southern and eastern Kentucky. There are three finalists for each award.
The finalists for the PRIDE Elementary School Campus of the Year Award are Clay County’s Manchester Elementary School, St. Camillus Academy in Corbin, and Wayne County’s Walker Elementary School.
The PRIDE Middle School Campus of the Year Award finalists are Lee County, Russell County, and Corbin Independent Middle Schools.
The Leslie County, Letcher County Central, and Somerset Independent High Schools are finalists for the PRIDE High School Campus of the Year Award.
The finalists for the PRIDE College/Community Project of the Year Award are the Knox County UNITE Coalition, Hazard’s Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky, and Friends of Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery, Inc., which is in Russell County.
The Tony Turner Volunteer of the Year Award finalists are John Strojan of Laurel County, Phillip Lucas of Lee County, and brothers Benny and Culley Abner of Perry County.
The finalists for the Rogers-Bickford Environmental Leadership Award are the Adair County Fiscal Court, Pulaski County Solid Waste Coordinator Gerald Hines, and Russell County Middle School teacher Jean Clement.
“I want to congratulate our finalists and thank them for their leadership in caring for the environment,” said Tammie Wilson, PRIDE vice president and chief operating officer. “They were selected from nominees across 38 counties because they are making a real difference in their communities. I encourage everyone to thank them for their contributions, as well as consider following their lead.”
The Envi Award winners will be announced Nov. 10 at the Hal Rogers Center in Hazard. All finalists will be invited to participate in the Envi Awards ceremony.
The PRIDE Envi Awards are presented annually to honor the individuals and organizations who excelled at pursuing the PRIDE mission — Personal Responsibility In A Desirable Environment. PRIDE is an environmental cleanup and education initiative in 38 counties of southern and eastern Kentucky. It was founded in 1997 by Congressman Hal Rogers and James Bickford, the former Kentucky Secretary of Environmental Protection.
For more information about the PRIDE Envi Awards, please visit www.kypride.org/envi or call the PRIDE office, toll free, at 888-577-4339.
The finalists for the PRIDE Elementary School Campus of the Year Award are Clay County’s Manchester Elementary School, St. Camillus Academy in Corbin, and Wayne County’s Walker Elementary School.
The PRIDE Middle School Campus of the Year Award finalists are Lee County, Russell County, and Corbin Independent Middle Schools.
The Leslie County, Letcher County Central, and Somerset Independent High Schools are finalists for the PRIDE High School Campus of the Year Award.
The finalists for the PRIDE College/Community Project of the Year Award are the Knox County UNITE Coalition, Hazard’s Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky, and Friends of Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery, Inc., which is in Russell County.
The Tony Turner Volunteer of the Year Award finalists are John Strojan of Laurel County, Phillip Lucas of Lee County, and brothers Benny and Culley Abner of Perry County.
The finalists for the Rogers-Bickford Environmental Leadership Award are the Adair County Fiscal Court, Pulaski County Solid Waste Coordinator Gerald Hines, and Russell County Middle School teacher Jean Clement.
“I want to congratulate our finalists and thank them for their leadership in caring for the environment,” said Tammie Wilson, PRIDE vice president and chief operating officer. “They were selected from nominees across 38 counties because they are making a real difference in their communities. I encourage everyone to thank them for their contributions, as well as consider following their lead.”
The Envi Award winners will be announced Nov. 10 at the Hal Rogers Center in Hazard. All finalists will be invited to participate in the Envi Awards ceremony.
The PRIDE Envi Awards are presented annually to honor the individuals and organizations who excelled at pursuing the PRIDE mission — Personal Responsibility In A Desirable Environment. PRIDE is an environmental cleanup and education initiative in 38 counties of southern and eastern Kentucky. It was founded in 1997 by Congressman Hal Rogers and James Bickford, the former Kentucky Secretary of Environmental Protection.
For more information about the PRIDE Envi Awards, please visit www.kypride.org/envi or call the PRIDE office, toll free, at 888-577-4339.
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