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Winners
of the Trash Bash 2014T-Shirt contest recently met for a small awards
ceremony at 1 Shot Services. Pictured Front Row (l to r) are:
Chad Harter, 3rd place Design Winner, Jordan Ernst, 2nd place Design
Winner, Rachael Schmitmeyer, 1st place Design Winner, Mike Stump, Darke
County Policy Committee. Back Row (l to r) Tom Hans, Darke County
Policy Committee, Wayne Chinn, 1 Shot Services, Commissioner
Michael Stegall, James Schaar, Darke County Policy Committee, and
Roberta Mangen, Darke County Health Department.
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Trash
Bash 2014 T-Shirt Contest Winners Announced
The Darke County Solid Waste District and 1 Shot Services recently
sponsored a t-shirt design contest for Trash Bash 2014. Students
in grades K-12 were eligible to enter the contest. With over
fifty (50) designs received, the Darke County Solid Waste Policy
Committee selected Rachael Schmitmeyer’s entry as the winner. Rachael’s
design will be put onto t-shirts that will be distributed to all
participants of Trash Bash 2014. Rachael, of Greenville, also received
a $75 Chamber Gift Certificate donated by 1 Shot Services, Bradford,
Ohio. Rachael also received a letter from Congressman John
Boehner recognizing her accomplishment and for volunteering in Trash
Bash. Rachael is the daughter of Todd and Susan Schmitmeyer.
“We commend every student who took the time to submit a design into our
third annual t-shirt design contest for Trash Bash,” said Krista
Fourman, Director of the Darke County Solid Waste Distirct.
“Everyone who entered had such talent and great ideas. It was
hard for the Policy Committee to pick the top three winners.”
Also receiving prizes for their artwork for the Trash Bash 2014 t-shirt
contest were Jordan Ernst and Chad Harter, both of Greenville.
Jordan received a $50 Darke County Chamber Gift Certificate and Chad
received a $25 Darke County Chamber Gift Certificate sponsored by 1
Shot Services. Jordan is the son of Dave and Stacy Ernst. Chad is
the son of Jerry Byerly.
“Trash Bash is becoming a huge volunteer event in Darke County.
Hundreds of miles of roadway is being cleaned-up in two days.” stated
Jim Schaar member of the Darke County Solid Waste Policy Committee.
How can you participate? The Darke County Trash Bash is scheduled
for April 12 & 13, 2014, rain or shine. The collection is set
to begin at 8:00 a.m. The district is looking for numerous groups
of 4 to “pound the pavement” at their assigned 2-mile locations
picking-up bags of trash and recyclables. Clean-up groups can be
started with friends from school, work, church, and volunteer
organizations or clubs and there’s no age limit for volunteers.
Call the district at 937-547-0827 to find out how to register your
clean-up group or to offer in-kind support. Sign-up forms can
also be found on the district’s website:
www.co.darke.oh.us/solidwaste . Forms must be turned in by March
7, 2014.
Each group will be given black bags for trash and clear bags for
recyclables. For separating the recyclables from the trash, each
group will be awarded $50.00 for participating. Awards will be
given to Darke County non-profit organizations only. There is no limit
to the number of groups that an organization can enter. County highway
employees will follow assigned routes and will pick-up bags left on the
targeted collection roads on April 14, 2014.
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Commissioner
Michael Stegall presented Rachael Schmitmeyer of Greenville with a
letter from Congressman
John Boehner recognizing her accomplishment and volunteering efforts in
Trash Bash.
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