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Clean and Green
Win Up To $1,000 For Picking Up Trash!
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You or your group can have your name en tered into a drawing for $1,000, $500, $200,
$100, and MORE!
All you have to do is clean up litter from a half mile of roadway (both sides) in Lime stone County. The more half-mile sections you clean, the more times your name is entered into the drawing. And you have until August 28 to do it! You must register to There is still plenty of time to get in on the sum mer activities we’ve created to help make up for the cancellation of the inperson Earth Day & Out door EXPO!
Gift Bags:
Participants in the Earthy Art Contest and Nature Scavenger Hunts will re ceive a gift bag with items to help them explore na ture. Stop by the KALB office (125 East St.) to participate. You can do that at KALBCares.com. Find the Indorama
Cash For Trash Chal
lenge under the Events tab. Register your halfmile cleanup, then let us know when it has been done. The trash bags will be picked up and the cleanup verified. Once that is done, you are in the drawing that will take place no later than September 2, 2020. KALB will provide vol unteers with safety vests, litter grabbers, and trash bags. pick them up.
Earthy Art Contest: Help your children explore nature and collect items they find along the way that can be used to create art. The finished artwork can take any form: framed, glued to a background, hung, etc. If items used are perishable, the work can be submitted by photo. All artwork must be three-di mensional (3D). Artwork will be judged and prizes We have a serious litter problem in Limestone County. A REALLY se rious problem! If you have spent any time at all driving through this awarded to the top three in each category. The Group/ Family category is for those who wish to work on the project as a group/ family and for parents with special needs children. • Age Categories: 5-7 years 8-10 years 11-14 years Group/Family • Prizes in each age cate gory: 1st- $100 2nd- $50 3rd- $25 • ENTRY DEADLINE: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 • INFORMATION: KALBCares.com under EVENTS tab Nature Scavenger Hunts: Hunts have been created to suit three different age groups. Special needs chil dren can participate in the age category that fits their county, then you are aware. It comes from lots of places: tossed out of vehicles, blown from the back of uncovered trucks, and spilled out abilities. Take the kids outside and let them “hunt” for the items on their list. Each child who submits a completed scavenger hunt will be entered into a draw ing for additional prizes. • ENTRY DEADLINE: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 • INFORMATION/ PRINTABLE FORMS:
of trash cans and broken trash bags. Indorama Ventures, a company located right here in Athens, is hoping this challenge will motivate people who do take pride. KALB appreciates Indorama Ventures for sponsoring the cash prizes, which we hope will be an incentive to people who care to go out and help clean up our roadways. Call or email KALB for more information on how you can be part of
Clean and Green Summer Activities For Kids – With Prizes, Too!
the challenge. KALBCares.com under EVENTS tab or call 256- 233-8000 Call KALB at 256-233- 8000 or email KALBCares@gmail.com with any questions about these programs.
