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Students
Make a Difference
On Sunday,
October 30, 2005 a group of five Chartiers-Houston High School
students, in Washington County, found out what it was like
to get down-and-dirty and to clean up their environment. With
help from Michelle Dunn, the PA CleanWays coordinator, 949
tires were removed from the water, mud and muck at a tire
dumpsite located near the entrance to Mingo Creek Park and
hauled away to be shredded and recycled.
 This
site contained tires that had been illegally dumped over a
hillside by a local business many years ago. Because of the
15 –20 foot steep hillside where the tires were located,
each one had to be dragged, pulled, or rolled up one at a
time. A very messy job, as the mud and muck splattered the
volunteers. However, two local residents noticed the efforts
of the young volunteers and provided them with buckets of
hot soapy water and dry towels to clean up at the end of the
day.
The group continued
their efforts by helping to plant trees so they not only cleaned
up the site but also helped to restore it back to what nature
intended. A local nursery donated the trees.
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The cleanup
was made possible through the Western PA Watershed Program,
Aker Kvaerner Songer, Mr. & Mrs. Goulder, PA CleanWays,
Sylvania Natives, Sheetz, Subway, and the hard work of the
youth volunteers and their adult helpers. Congratulations
to the student volunteers who helped to make this event successful
and aided in cleaning up their environment.
If you would
like to learn more about tire recycling visit these websites:
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Sue
Wiseman Scholarship Announcement
Are
you or someone that you know between the ages 16-21?
Have you ever been involved with an environmental project
that has helped your community? If so, then you, too,
can apply to be a Sue Wiseman Scholarship winner.
Named
for Sue Wiseman, the founder of PA CleanWays, whose
own commitment and dedication to the environment led
her to establish this statewide non-profit organization
that helps people in their efforts towards resolution
and prevention of litter and illegal dumping.
This
annual $1,000 scholarship is awarded to any Pennsylvania
resident ages 16-21, who has shown commitment and dedication
to the environment through a personal project that addresses
litter or illegal dumping prevention, recycling, proper
disposal, beautification or education. An education
project must address one of the previously listed topics.
To
learn more about this scholarship or for an application,
visit
www.pacleanways.org.
Application deadline is May 1.
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