Karley Wrigglesworth, a fourth grade student at New Richmond
Elementary, has won the annual Clermont County Spring Litter Clean-Up T-shirt
Design Contest. Karley and her teacher, Meredith Zimmerman, were given certificates
of appreciation by commissioner David Uible on March 7 for contributing to
local education efforts to promote litter prevention and recycling.
The Southern Ohio Association of Realtors (SOAR) and
Clermont County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) sponsored the contest
and awarded Karley a $100 prize, plus an additional $100 prize for the New
Richmond Elementary School art department.
The litter clean-up is scheduled for Saturday, April 23.
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John McManus, Administrator of Clermont Soil
and Water District, displays the winning design as Karley Wrigglesworth, her teacher Meredith Zimmerman and Carrie
McIntosh-Owens of SOAR look on.
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Karley’s design was chosen from 82 entries submitted by K-12
students from Clermont County and the East Fork Little Miami River watershed. Karley
learned about the contest from her teacher and was the only entrant to do her
design on an actual T-shirt.
“My mom had a bunch of markers,” said Karley. “We got a few
T-shirts out and started working on them.”
The annual Spring Litter Clean-Up, coordinated by the East
Fork Watershed Collaborative and Valley View Foundation, is an all-volunteer
effort to enhance local communities by cleaning up parks, streams and lakes,
and other community areas.
“We appreciate the willingness of volunteers to protect our
natural resources, including East Fork Lake,” said Mark Calitri, Executive
Director for the CVB. “Clermont County
hosts many important events at the lake and surrounding communities; we’re
proud to support the volunteers and this event,” he added.
“It helps people learn to take care of the planet,” said
Karley about the Spring Litter Clean-Up. “Plus it is a fun event for people to
go out and pick up things.” She said she
planned to be out on April 23 doing her part to clean up Clermont County.
Online registration for the April 23 event is open:
http://www.springlittercleanup.com/. For
more information, contact Clermont Soil & Water Conservation District at
513-732-7075.
