Gary Chamberlain, Folksville USA Point Man challenges all to get involved in keeping America the beautiful with Folksville USA
Sedona AZ (July 31, 2013) – Folksville USA is promoting BagReadyJobs as a teaching and learning and earning opportunity for our nation’s youth groups. BagReadyJobs is an anti litter effort supported by local businesses and residents donations and volunteer hours.
Youth groups will learn marketing, sales, performing a service, billing for services and being paid for service skills. Youth groups will negotiate fees with local businesses and residents and in return fill 33 gallon bags with highway litter. The businesses and residents may pledge funding between $7 and $10 for every 33 gallon bag of trash filled to the brim.
The youth groups will work with local Adopt-a-Highway groups assisting with efforts to restore the beauty to the state and America the Beautiful.
The nation’s official Adopt-A-Highway group leaders will confirm in writing the participation of the youth groups and the quantity of bags filled. The youth groups will provide a copy of the Adopt-A-Highway group leader’s confirmation to each sponsor providing a necessary program check and balance.
In addition to displaying the trash filled litter clean up bags on the highway, an integral part of creating an awareness and education opportunity for the public, the youth groups will be required to write a 500 word essay. Copies of the essays will be provided local media and news organizations.
Folksville USA BagReadyJobs litter events are being promoted nationwide on the third Saturday of February, May, August and November. Many Adopt-A-Highway groups now select random dates for cleanup activities and it is Folksville USA’s goal that four nationally recognized anti litter clean up days will become official at the local, state and federal government levels.
Support local BagReadyJobs anti litter clean up programs
This is an opportunity for organizations and groups to earn while they learn to develop personal and civic responsibility.
BagReadyJobs is the perfect opportunity for civic and religious leaders to challenge their community businesses and residents to earn and learn, to be responsible citizens and role models. These young people are our future leaders. It takes an investment by business and community leaders to promote a productive and effective society.
Let’s not overlook health and ecological benefits of the BagReadyJobs program. Recycling activities and exercise are also additional benefits that will be realized with this effort.
The contact information for the 50 state Adopt-A-Highway Coordinators is available by contacting Folksville USA at FolksvilleUSA@gmail.com or by writing Folksville USA, PO Box 1138, Cornville, AZ 86325.
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Businesses recently funding BagReadyJobs”
The following Verde Valley businesses located in Camp Verde, Cornville and Cottonwood have pledged $1065 to local youth groups.
This funding is being offered to youth groups that partner with local ADOT Adopt-A-Highway groups. These businesses and many other have been providing considerable funding & raffle prizes for over four years in an effort to restore the beauty to “America the Beautiful & the Verde Valley” highways.
Camp Verde businesses funding this effort are Sweet Grace Restaurant, Sweet Grace Emporium, Camp Verde Promotions, Energy Roofers, Verde Solair, The UPS Store, Camp Verde Reality, Camp Verde Thrift Store,
Cornville businesses funding this effort are the Grasshopper Grill.
Cottonwood businesses funding this opportunity are Randall’s Restaurant, Graham’s Auto Sales, Reese’s Tire & Automotive, Pawn Palace, Smoke-N-Gun, Sherwood Jeweler, Allegra Design-Print-Signs, CTS Office Supply and Road Runner Recycling.
Gary Chamberlain
Folksville USA
is the horn helping? we like it there & they will help if you ask we think and the rez can use this for its kids and people that need money.
Jubal,
As of this time the Horn isn’t involved and wouldn’t it be wonderful if all of the Verde Valley Chamber of Commerce organizations were part of the Adopt-A-Highway Program.
Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce is but I don’t believe the others are.
Carlie Androus of Camp Verde just adopted a one-mile section of Highway 260 in her son’s name, “In Loving Memory of Troy V Krauter”.
The more people that get involved the sooner we’ll make a meaningful difference and our youth groups must join this effort.
Constant education, awareness and participation is required!
Gary Chamberlain
“Point Man” FVUSA
FOX 9 Boise ID http://www.kivitv.com/news/local/212714461.html
Grand Junction CO
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http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/20628627/2013/01/18/cleaning-up-highways-is-cornville-mans-mission
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Grand idea
Susan,
Thanks for your comment.
There are lots of good ideas that are only ideas until the “action” is applied.
Wouldn’t it be nice if the businesses in all of our nations communities applied the “action” required to get our youth groups to earn their donations.
Gary Chamberlain
“Point Man” FVUSA
“America the Beautiful” highway litter event August 17, 2013. Many Arizona, Yavapai County Adopt-A-Highway groups will be on our highways on this date as we collectively restore the beauty to “America the Beautiful” and her highways. Any Adopt-A-Highway groups that wish to have a helping hand or residents wishing to offer a helping hand may contact us at (928) 202-1186 or email FolksvilleUSA@gmail.com so these groups and individuals can be connected.
Gary Chamberlain
Folksville USA
How do you display your name?
To those that respond anonymously, where do you wear your tag?
The Armed Forces men and women that proudly serve our country, stand behind their name in words, deeds and actions.
They wear the identification tags (Dog Tags) that bear their names and either end up wedged between their teeth if they are killed in action (KIA) or possibly in a drawer if they make it home alive.
I believe those that have something to say about another person in the media need to have the courage to post their actual name and by doing so, they display their courage and truly defend free speech.
As people, we will never agree on a single topic but need to have the courage to respectfully disagree and stand behind our comments and display our name.
Where do you display your name tag?
Gary Chamberlain
Cornville AZ
Army Vietnam 1967
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The Cherokee Scout – My View
Giving for a good cause
By DAVID BROWN
dbrown@cherokeescout.com
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 8:05 PM CDT
Gary Chamberlain is a former resident of Cherokee County. He lives in Arizona today but still thinks about his old home, which is why he called the Cherokee Scout after hours one night to share a new program that could help businesses, residents and youth groups locally as well as from coast to coast. After talking with him a couple times, I’m convinced he’s onto something.
“To anyone publishing or sharing this story,” Chamberlain wrote in a follow-up e-mail, “you will make a friend of those businesses and individuals that are repeatedly asked to make donations to youth groups or organizations. Since 2012, I have traveled more than 14,000 miles throughout the United States. Businesses and individuals have thanked me for providing this opportunity, which results in a win-win outcome.”
The program is called “America the Beautiful & BagReadyJobs.” Youth groups will learn skills in marketing, sales, performing a service, billing for their service and being paid for their good work. They will negotiate fees with local businesses and residents for filling 33-gallon bags with litter, working with Adopt-A-Highway group leaders to help their beautifying efforts.
Businesses and residents will pledge $7-10 to youth groups for every 33-gallon bag of trash they fill to the brim. Adopt-A-Highway group leaders will confirm the youth group’s participation and quantity of bags they filled. The youth then will provide a copy of the Adopt-A-Highway leader’s confirmation to their sponsors.
In addition to displaying the trash-filled bags along the highway for four days to create litter awareness, the youth groups are required to write a 500-word essay answering the following questions:
u What did you learn?
u What are the solutions to reversing the occurrence of highway litter and increasing recycling?
u How does highway litter impact the economy of your community?
u How does highway litter reflect on your residents?
u What are you going to do to make a difference?
Sponsors will pay the youth groups for their services once all obligations have been fulfilled.
“America the Beautiful & BagReadyJobs” is “the perfect opportunity for city and town leaders to challenge their community businesses and residents to support local youth groups that want to earn their funding,” Chamberlain said. “These young adults are our future role models and leaders. Recycling activities and exercise are additional benefits that can be realized through this effort.”
Contact information for the 50 state Adopt-A-Highway coordinators is available by e-mailing FolksvilleUSA@gmail.com or writing Chamberlain at Folksville USA, PO Box 1138, Cornville, AZ 86325. Call 928-202-1186 for details.
With the lingering recession, it’s difficult for many businesses and residents to donate like they have before. What makes this program different is instead of just writing a check or buying a box of doughnuts, the entire community will receive something for their sponsorship – a cleaner Cherokee County, which will help the local economy. And the youth involved will learn the values of both volunteer service as well as working hard for what you earn.
There are a lot of local roads that could use a serious cleanup. If – I mean “when” – this “win-win” program comes to fruition here, I look forward to promoting it in your local newspaper. The time is right for an idea like this.
David Brown is publisher of the Cherokee Scout. You can reach him by phone, 837-5122; fax, 837-5832; or e-mail, dbrown@cherokeescout.com. You also can ask a question on the Scout’s Facebook page or via Twitter @thescoutnews.
White Mountain Independent Show Low ……. Thank you WMI for presenting “America the Beautiful & BagReadyJobs” opportunity to your readers.
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