Volunteers Collect 4 Tons of Trash During Lake Cleanup
The 11th annual Project EAGLE Cleanup was conducted Saturday, April 24th on the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes, in Winter Haven, Florida.Organized by the Keep Winter Haven Clean and Beautiful and the Kissimmee River Valley Sportsman's Association, over 300 volunteers in airboats, pontoon boats, pleasure boats, kayaks and on foot collected over three tons of garbage and another one ton of solid junk that included shopping carts, TVs, automobile tires, batteries, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners and safes during a four hour period. The annual Project EAGLE Winter Haven Chain of Lakes Cleanup is sponsored by the City of Winter Haven, the Florida Fish and Game Commission, the Southwest Florida Water Management District, the Region Lakes Management District and the Tampa Electric Company.According to Pat Gilder, executive director of Keep Winter Haven Clean and Beautiful ten lakes in the Winter Haven area were included in this year's Project EAGLE Cleanup.At 8:00 AM the volunteers gathered at the public boat landing and park on the west side of Lake Shipp for a short briefing before heading out on boat and foot to collect the assorted discards that had accumulated along the waterways during the past year.For four hours the scavenger hunters maneuvered in boats, paddled kayaks, waded through vegetation and trudged along the soggy shoreline of the ten lakes collecting debris cast away by hapless litterbugs.Gilder stated that among the trash and garbage collected were two safes and a woman's pocket book.
All had apparently been stolen property and were turned over to the Winter Haven Police Department for investigation.The airboats provided the optimum resource for collecting discarded trash. According to Gilder, 32 members of the Kissimmee River Valley Sportsman's Association provide 13 airboats for the Clean-up.
It was the largest turnout of airboats in the event's history.
"The airboats were a tremendous asset to the Cleanup," said Gilder.The flat bottom design and shallow draft of the airboats allowed volunteers to get their vessels into shallow areas and into the vegetation that was not accessible by conventional submerged-prop driven watercraft.
With the ability to get into the cattails and skim across the otherwise prop tangling vegetation, the airboats greatly enhanced the productivity of the trash collection effort.Dan Brantley, president and Randy Doud, past president of the Kissimmee River Valley Sportsman's Association organized the airboat turnout.
Both men make it a point to personally participate in the Cleanup every year.
This year Dan's 14 year-old nephew, Joe Nation, Jr, accompanied Dan and Randy on their annual pilgrimage.Brantley's airboat count differed slightly from the Gilder's count, as several airboats arrived after the official start.
Brantley stated that another five airboats arrived after the official start, bringing the total number of airboats participating in the Project EAGLE Cleanup to 18.
By noon the volunteers had collected over four tons of rubbish, 150 tires and various forms of hazardous waste ranging from car batteries to buckets of tar.Following the noon check-in, the volunteers gathered at Old Man Franks restaurant on Lake Howard for a free barbeque lunch.
Old Man Frank's has been an annual supporter of the Project Eagle Cleanup since its inception, eleven years ago..
Electric Shrink Wrapper - Eliminates Hazard of Open Flame
A new portable electric hot air shrink wrapping tool that uses forced hot air, rather than open flame, to package cartons along with a pallet is being introduced by Malcom Company of Portsmouth, Rhode Island.Malcom's Leister Forte S3 Electric Hot Air Shrink Wrap Tool features an internal heating element and blower and blower that produces 1,200 degrees F hot air to shrink wrap plastic from 2 to 6 mils thick.
Eliminating the hazard of open flames and strapping or banding which can cause personal injury, this portable tool safely creates a smooth, tight shipping package including the pallet.Providing 10,000 Watts of power, Malcom's Leister Forte S3 Electric Hot Air Shrink Wrap Tool operates on 3-phase and can be adapted to turntables and other automated shrink wrap systems.
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KUA Honored with Three Statewide PR Awards
Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA) on Tuesday evening took home three awards in the Florida Public Relations Association's (FPRA) annual awards for the best public relations programs and tactics in the state.The industry association honored KUA's 2004 calendar of energy conservation with a judges' award and a Golden Image Award, FPRA's highest category recognition. KUA's 2002 annual report received an award of distinction. "As a Golden Image Award winner, KUA has again been recognized by its peers in the public relations industry to have met the highest standards of performance," said Chris Gent, KUA's manager of corporate communications. "We are extremely proud of our ongoing efforts to educate our customers."KUA's calendar is part of an ongoing effort to increase public awareness of energy conservation. The calendar featured the artwork of third, fourth and fifth grade students in Osceola County.
This year's contest drew a record 575 student entries, representing 23 Osceola County...
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KICHIJOJI SISTERS: mind forest (TOKYO/JAPAN)
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KUA Awards 102 Grants to Community in 2003
Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA) awarded 102 grants totaling $135,836 to non-profit organizations in Osceola County, FL in 2003. Grant recipients were selected primarily based upon the utility's program guidelines, which foster leadership, education, environment, health, diversity and economic development in KUA's 85-square-mile service territory. ????"These grants reflect the ongoing commitment of KUA to support programs that help strengthen the fabric of our community," said Jim Welsh, KUA's president and general manager. "These grants are among the best investments we make as a utility." ????Examples of grants awarded in 2003 include: "Flee to be Free" child abduction awareness campaign, low-income immunization programs through the Osceola County Health Department and YMCA's "Safe Start" program to fund youth swimming lessons for families unable to afford them. Grants also supported established organizations like Community Vision, Foundation for Osceola Education, The Nature Conservancy,...
KUA Awards 102 Grants to Community in 2003
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