The more the merrier for Street Pride


The Clean Up Henderson Committee has shifted into fundraising mode to support its Street Pride campaign.

In a repeat of the procedure used to send last spring’s cleanup crusaders to Kings Dominion, committee members and supporters will ask businesses, churches, other organizations and individuals to donate money or gift certificates to the Street Pride effort.

The money will be used to purchase $20 gift certificates.

Cleanup committee Chairwoman Lynn Harper explained during Wednesday morning’s regular meeting of the group that names will be drawn June 1 from each of the city’s four wards as rewards for cleaning up along residential roads.

The more money and other donations the committee raises, the more Hendersonians will win gift certificates.

“The more gift certificates we can give away, the better,” Harper said, adding that when one person wins a certificate, his neighbors will be encouraged to clean up.

Entries for the Clean Up Henderson Street Pride Contest are being sent out in the monthly water bills. If you believe that your yard and road front reflect pride in keeping the city clean, fill out the card and submit it with your water payment.

The committee will check the entries to ensure they show Street Pride, then will draw as many winners as there are $20 gift certificates to local restaurants and other businesses. The Daily Dispatch will list the winners as well as the donors.

“I’ll be the first to donate $100 for gift certificates,” Sarala Reddy said during the meeting, earning applause from the dozen people gathered in the police conference room.

The committee also took care of a little housekeeping and unanimously endorsed the Street Pride program and the fundraising campaign.

Checks to support the program should be made out to the Clean Up Henderson Committee and should mention Street Pride in the memo.

“If we can raise $100 to $200 each,” Harper said to the committee members, “it will come to right many gift certificates.” 0 percent credit interest cardcredit adverse http remortgage0 transfer credit cardsinstantly credit 1 3 in reportscredit web instantly accept site cardcard credit airline americantech 1st credit unioncredit rating credit accept card Map