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Edisto Island's Great American Clean Up A tremendous success
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Bess Kellett Watson volunteer coordinator for SC DNR (rt) accepts the new Troy-bilt tools donated by the Troy-bilt corporation through Edisto Pride for the volunteers who do maintenance at Botany Bay WMA

Wallace Gregory, an active Botany volunteer (center) looks on as Bud Skidmore an Edisto Pride Board member and volunteer, makes the presentation.

March 2011

Troy bilt corporation donated some wonderful new equipment through Edisto Pride to maintain Botany Bay wMA

Read the article from the Edisto News

2012 T Shirt Contest

There was tremendous participation from both schools this year. Our winners were:

1st Place Julie Camp, EB Elementary School

2nd Place Levi Haydel JE Elementary School

3rd Place Muriel A. Esparza JE
Tied for 4th place:
Da'Yannah Meggett JE and Lilanna Adkins Edisto Beach

Jane Edwards winners

Beach school winners 2012

the Edisto Community turns out to support Edisto Pride Edisto Island National Scenic Byway 2011

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.

Francine Morrison, the Jane Edwards administrative secretary and President of Keep Edisto Beautiful, applied for a $4,000 Palmetto Pride Grant designed to get elementary, middle, and/or high school students involved in activities that will educate them and their communities about the importance of keeping their state clean and attractive, while promoting in the next generation a sense of pride in the community.

"That it's not just a place to throw a piece of trash down and someone won't know about it. That our everyday life depends on how we take care of the outdoors." http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/jun/23/campers-heed-the-call-of-the-wild/

2011 Great American Clean Up
March 19, 2011 - See Below Pictures

15 Roads cleaned, Wyndham cleaned, Big Bay Creek cleaned, over 60 volunteers and 106 bags of litter
collected. Largest group - 9 kayakers from Edisto Watersports. The family of the t-shirt contest winner - Jesse Haydel family had 7 in their group. The volunteers at Botany cleaned up Botany Road one of the most picturesque on Edisto.

By any measure it was a tremendous success!

Sign donated by Palmetto Pride and Jane Edwards Community School
Jane Edwards participates in both Keep Edisto Beautiful's clean up - the Great American Cleanup - in the spring
and the Beach/River Sweep in the fall. Francine felt that the best way to tell our tourist visitors how much the rural nature and scenic beauty of
Edisto Island means to the students was a message to "Please Don't Litter"introducing the 17 miles of the Edisto Island National Scenic
Byway. EIPA (the Edisto Island Preservation Alliance) thanks Palmetto Pride and Jane Edwards Community School for the Byway sign and the message
it features to keep our clean and beautiful environment.

	Results of the Great American Clean Up 2010 The 2010 Great American Clean Up was March 20th We had a great turn out. Special thanks to Light House Church in Hampton SC. They picked up 25 bags on Edingsville Rd.
	Read the latest news about Edisto Pride, Palmetto Pride and Keep America Beautiful Palmetto Pride and SC DNR WorkTogether Edisto Pride Receives $8,000 Grant Edisto Pride honored for High Performance in 2010 Edisto Pride to co-sponsor community meeting about recycling! Edisto Pride Receives Grant - Press & Standard Great American Clean Up 2009 Group Gets Grant See pictures from the Ribbon Cutting for the Edisto Island National Scenic Byway 2010 Clean Up Sets Records Troy-Bilt In Kind Donation supports Edisto Pride Efforts- Press & Standard
	Children's Interactive Section - Happy Coloring ! Click Here
	Winners of the annual t-shirt design contest from the Edisto Beach School and Jane Edwards Elementary School 2009 2010 2011 New on site 3/7/2011 Press Coverage Press & Standard March 11, 2011 Press Coverage in the Post & Courier
	Litter Trashes Everyone performed by the Columbia Marionette Theater at Jane Edwards Elementary School To see the schedule visit Palmetto Pride's web site
	Nature Day Edisto Pride empowers all citizens to engage in the community's environment through educational events such as EIOLT's Nature Day. For a taste of the event Click Here
	Beach River Sweep Took place this year on Sept. 18 - see above To see our 2010 event click here To see our 2009 event click here Beach River Sweep will be Sept. 15, 2012
	Edisto Pride has received recognition statewide for its efforts under the leadership of President Francine Morrison and state Volunteer of the Year Ida Tipton. Awards presented at VanMetre Appreciation Day To learn more click here and here SCLitter Control Assn updated June 2011 . Edisto Pride Receives 2011 Keep SC Beautiful Grant
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