Feb. 21-The Patrick County Chamber of Commerce has just announced the Spring Litter Pick Up campaign for Patrick County, VA

�Community Wide Litter Pick-Up Patrick County, VA� March-April, 2012 The Patrick County Chamber of Commerce, Patrick Soil and Water Conservation District, County of Patrick, Patrick County Sheriff’s Office, Dan River Basin, and Town of Stuart working with local businesses, civic clubs, churches, Scouts, individuals and other organizations has launched a Community-Wide Litter Pick-Up for Patrick County, starting on March 1st. The idea is to collect litter surrounding your business, church, organization and home or other designated locations. We encourage you to help clean up the neighborhood, recognizing that Spring and Summer are when we have a large number of visitors in our County to participate in many activities. The Town of Stuart has declared March-April as Spring Cleanup month. This is intended to be a self directed effort to truly MAKE A DIFFERENCE in the appearance of our community and encourage visitors to come back. We solicit your comments and support during this time of the year, when Spring is evident. Get Your Orange Trash Bags At: 1. Chamber of Commerce office at 20475 Jeb Stuart Highway, Stuart, next door to Stuart Tire and Sheppard’s Body Repair. 2. The Town of Stuart office at 100 Patrick Avenue, Stuart 3. The Soil and Water Conservation Office in Stonewall Court, Stuart, 694-3121 ext.3 Citizens are encouraged to recycle!!! Newspaper, magazines, plastic bottles, and aluminum cans. This saves on the cost of trash disposal. For more info contact: Patrick County Chamber of Commerce Telephone: 276-694-6012 E-mail: patcchamber@embarqmail.com Web site: www.patrickchamber.com To sell junk cars, scrap metal, and car batteries contact Jamie’s Recycling at 276-694-5692 To contact the Patrick County Landfill call 276-694-6749 To contact Town of Stuart call 276-694-3811 or the Dan River Basin 276-694-4449 To register your group with the Virginia Stewardship Campaign and receive certificates from the Governor's office, contact Sandra Heath at 694-3121 ext. 3. Additional info about Propane cylinders: CG&O will be willing to be a disposable site for any propane cylinders the disposable or larger cylinder like for grill, RV or stationary. These cylinders will be safely taken out of service and then recycled properly. We want to do our part in cleaning up the county and doing it safely. Additionally, we will answer any questions that any may have. Stuart Office P.O. Box 31 Stuart, VA 24171 276-694-3772 www.clarkgasandoil.com www.facebook.com/clarkgasandoil "Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail."