Keep Oconee County Beautiful and Clean Follow-up message from Oconee County Chairman Melvin Davis




From: Keep Oconee County Beautiful and Clean kocbc@oconee.ga.us
Subject: Follow-up message from Oconee County Chairman Melvin Davis
Date: May 5, 2014 at 3:32:59 PM EDT
To: Keep Oconee County Beautiful and Clean kocbc@oconee.ga.us
Cc: "gacoconee@gmail.com" gacoconee@gmail.com

Good afternoon Oconee County:
Just a quick reminder that this Saturday is the day to participate in the Great American Cleanup in Oconee County - starting at 9 am at the Oconee County Library in Watkinsville.
We are so fortunate to live in such a wonderful place with rolling green hills, a pastoral setting, and small town charm.  However, as you travel the roads of Oconee County, you have likely noticed that we have a growing problem plaguing our beautiful community:  Litter.

I would like to issue a person invitation on behalf of KOCBC.  May 10th is our annual Great American Clean Up in Oconee County and they need your help.
You can make a big difference.  Please consider participating in one of the following ways:

·       Get a volunteer team together for this Saturday's clean up event.  It's a few hours of community service on a beautiful Saturday morning outdoors and with great results.  KOCBC really needs your help because a big turnout will show how important the issue of litter really is.
·        Donate a cash prize or gift certificate so that KOCBC can offer prizes to its wonderful volunteers.
·        Become a supporter of KOCBC's Youth Advisory Council, the Clean Community Coalition and their plan for LITTER FREE OCONEE.
·        Participate in KOCBC and other programs such as Adopt-A-Spot,  Adopt-A-Mile, Rivers Alive, etc. and/or recycle within your homes and businesses.
KOCBC's five year goal, one that will be greatly publicized, is to create a LITTER FREE OCONEE – a plan that we hope will be a model for counties all over the state and across the nation.  Just imagine.....no more litter.  Thank You For Making An Effort To Make A Difference In Your Community.
E-mail gacoconee@gmail.com mailto: gacoconee@gmail.com or phone 706-769-5120 for more information.
 Sincerely,
Melvin Davis
Chairman, Oconee County Board of Commissioners

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