THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, July 9, 1995 TAG: 9507070685
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Medium: 64 lines
Overheard at the Hardee's on Dominion Boulevard:
A hungry elderly gent was waiting patiently in line at Hardee's the other day.
``I'll have a sausage biscuit,'' he ordered, when it was his turn.
But the young lady behind the counter informed him that they had stopped serving breakfast. She did offer to check the leftovers to see if there was anything he'd like for his late breakfast.
``Sir, we do have omelet biscuits,'' she said.
``Nope, don't want that,'' he said, with a shake of his head. ``Can't you just fix me a couple of egg biscuits?'' Clean'em, bag'em
When it comes to cleaning up, Chesapeake folks get involved.
Just ask Gail McClure Bradshaw of the Special Programs Office of the Chesapeake Parks and Recreation Department, which oversees activities of the Chesapeake Environmental Improvement Council.
The environmental improvement council in June participated in a month-long GLAD Bag-A-Thon, where hundreds of volunteers collected trash, bagged it and hauled it off to nearby landfills.
Chesapeake joined more than 100 cities nationally in the annual GLAD Bag-A-Thon clean-up campaign, the nation's largest organized litter cleanup and recycling effort, sponsored by GLAD Wrap and Keep America Beautiful Inc.
In addition, the program educates citizens through action and encourages them to take pride in their communities by actively participating in proper waste handling practices, Bradshaw said.
Bradshaw said that a record number of 2,522 volunteers cleaned up public lands, including littered streets, vacant lots and parks throughout the entire city. The volunteers picked up a total of 41,546 pounds of debris.
Bradshaw said the volunteers filled up 79 bags full of used or discarded clothing, which will be donated to the Salvation Army.
Calvin Faison, outgoing environmental improvement council chairman, praised the impact of the volunteer efforts.
``Volunteers do a lot to improve the natural beauty and quality of life in Chesapeake,'' he said in a recent environmental improvement council news release. ``A beautiful city is good for business. It is exciting to live in a city with citizens who care so much about the cleanliness and beauty of Chesapeake.''
For more information about the environmental improvement council or the GLAD Bag-A-Thon campaigns, call 547-6411. One step forward, two back
During the recent Chesapeake Environmental Improvement Council GLAD Bag-A-Thon cleanup efforts, Ellen Wermus, an office associate with the Special Programs office, was heartened as she watched volunteers picking up trash on Battlefield Boulevard, near the bridge. But she said her mood son changed from glad to sad.
She also witnessed a thoughtless motorist in front of her pitch a bunch of trash out of his car directly behind one of the diligent cleanup workers.
Quick, does anyone have a spray for litter bugs?
- Eric Feber and Susan Smith by CNB