Working to Prevent Litter
Edisto Pride is made up of Edisto Island businesses, individuals from
the Community, and governmental agencies who believe litter can
be prevented. Our approach is to educate the public, particularly our
youth, and to instill a sense of community pride in everyone who
lives on or visits our island.
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Results of the
Great American Clean Up
2009
2010 Great American Clean Up is
March 20th
Other Key Dates in 2010:
Edisto Pride Day at Jane Edwards May 14
EIOLT/EdistoPride Nature Day - May 15
Legacy Live Oak Dedication - May 16
Tomato Golf Tournament - June 25
Beach/River Sweep - Sept. 18
EIOLT Oyster Roast - Nov. 14
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President’s Circle Recognition Award Recipient: On behalf of Keep America Beautiful, thank you for submitting your 2009 Annual Report. The quality and integrity of the entire Keep America Beautiful network of local affiliates is based on community action and accountability. Even though local programs are adapted to meet the particular needs of a community, all programs must meet certain reporting requirements. In addition to completing your Annual Report, you have also fulfilled all accompanying requirements for good standing which include: maintaining an active Board/Advisory Council, attending 6 hours of training in the last twelve months, remaining current with your Network Service Fees and completing your 2009 Semi-Annual Report. Therefore your affiliate is receiving the 2009 President’s Circle Recognition Award. Congratulations! We thank you again for completing your good standing requirements and for taking the time and working so hard to help keep our network strong. Sincerely, |
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Edisto Pride Recieves Grant!
read about it in the Press & Standard
ATTENTION REALTORS:
PalmettoPride’s Real Estate Awareness program gets anti-litter information into the hands of new home buyers.
Information packets are delivered quarterly to participating groups, to be passed on to home buyers. Information
packets contain a car litter bag, PalmettoPride information brochures, key chains and bumper stickers.
The program raises awareness to new residents of South Carolina about the current litter problem
as well as educates them on how they can help prevent litter and clean it up. The program reminds
clients that you, as their realtor, care about the community where they have just purchased their new home.
Current participants include: Southern Midlands Association of Realtors,
Sumter Board of Realtors, Kershaw County Board of Realtors,
Greater Greenville Board of Realtors, and the Walterboro Board of Realtors.
For more information, or to join in this program’s success, contact Gene Campbell at 877-725-7733
Go “Over the Top” by 2010 with
More than half of Edisto preserved forever!
Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup
A tremendous success
Click here for the story!
Beach Sweep River Sweep Happened Sept. 19
with tremendous participation. The Wyndham Green Team took "the Point",
dozens of volunteers worked the beach, kayac teams swept creeks and marshes,
and a special clean up took place at Botany Bay Wildlife Management Area.
And everyone had a great lunch at the State Park as we welcomed a new sponsor...
Walterboro's Wal Mart!
The slide show below is only a taste of the day's activities.
NEXT BEACH/RIVER SWEEP IS SEPT. 18, 2010
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Winners for this year's t shirt design contest
Jane Edwards Elementary School
1st Place Da'Juan Kelly Grade 4 Age 9 $25 winner art project on Back of T-shirt
Edisto Beach Elementary School
Savannah L. Walters Grade 2 age 8 $15 winner art project on left Chest front of t-shirt
Tied for 3rd Place $5 winners
Riley Davis Grade 2 age 7 Edisto Beach Elementary School
Jaylen M. Beldo Grade Kindergarden age 6 Jane Edwards Elementary School
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The second grade class at Jane Edwards Elementary made three-dimensional litter
pizza pie charts, which represented the Municipal Solid Waste discarded in the United States;
each slice of the pizza represented a different solid waste category:
Paper/Paperboard 35.7%, Yard Trimmings 12.2%, Food 11.4%, Plastics 11.1%,
Metals 7.9%,
Rubber, Leather & Textiles 7%, Wood 5.7%, Glass 5.5%, Other 3.4%.
Students discussed ways they could help better manage solid waste in schools.
For example: don't waste paper, recycle, start a composting project, think of creative
ways to reuse different products and materials.
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Puppet Show
Litter Trashes Everyone
at Jane Edwards School this February 2nd
Our work begins early with programs in our elementary schools.
Check out:
www.PalmettoPride.org/puppetshow.asp
our next one on Edisto is February 2, 2009
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Nature Day
May 16, 2009
People from across the island and beach gather twice a year
to help keep our secondary roads and our waterways clean. The first effort,
the Great American Cleanup takes place in the spring and concentrates
on the roadways. For more information go to:
Keep America Beautiful Great American Clean Up
Beach/River Sweep
September 19, 2009
Our second major clean up effort is our Beach and River Sweep. Working with the
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources we go by boat and kayak
into our creeks and marshes and by foot along our beaches. While tons of trash
are collected
we believe the more important goal for these efforts is educational.
We feel the involvement
creates a sense of civic pride. You never quite look at
litter the same way after you've cleaned
up a dozen garbage bags of it!
For more information about beach and river sweep visit SC DNR's web site:
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
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Litter Busters: Get Involved
We take pride in
our home and want visitors to see it clean and un littered. If you
see someone tossing litter from an automobile please report it.
Dial 1-877-7Litter
1-877_754_8837
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To learn more about the national
and statewide efforts to control litter:
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Edisto Pride has received recognition statewide for its efforts
under the leadership of President Francine Morrison and state
Volunteer of
the year Ida Tipton.
President’s Circle Recognition Award Recipient: Keep Edisto Beautiful, SC On behalf of Keep America Beautiful, thank you for submitting your 2009 Annual Report. The quality and integrity of the entire Keep America Beautiful network of local affiliates is based on community action and accountability. Even though local programs are adapted to meet the particular needs of a community, all programs must meet certain reporting requirements. In addition to completing your Annual Report, you have also fulfilled all accompanying requirements for good standing which include: maintaining an active Board/Advisory Council, attending 6 hours of training in the last twelve months, remaining current with your Network Service Fees and completing your 2009 Semi-Annual Report. Therefore your affiliate is receiving the 2009 President’s Circle Recognition Award. Congratulations! We thank you again for completing your good standing requirements and for taking the time and working so hard to help keep our network strong. Sincerely,
Grace Massinello Manager, Affiliate Communications & Award Programs
Trash is ugly. Why people throw it out on our beautiful island makes no sense to us.
But
Edisto Pride has helped collect tons of trash and to dispose of it properly.
We're proud to have Edisto Pride as part of the Edisto Island Preservation Alliance.
They're doing their part to keep
Edisto the unspoiled paradise we all love.
To Contact Edisto Pride 843-869-9004 |
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Edisto Pride's Board of Directors:
Executive Director - Edisto Island Open Land Trust - Marian Brailsford
President - Jane Edwards Elementary School - Francine Morrison
Treasurer - Town of Edisto Beach - Susan Hornsby
Secretary - Community & Town of Edisto Beach Turtle Project - Ida Tipton
Events - Community Association & FRESPACE - Beverly Sandifer
Board Trustees, volunteers, & members from community:
Maurice Brown
Lee Wenthe
Carroll Belser
Dan Carter
Bud Skidmore, photographer
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