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Centralia Fundraiser and Cleanup Adapted from Information Provided by centraliapa.org On September 24 of this year Centralia, Pennsylvania, will host a cleanup day in the town. Organized by Bobby Hughes of the Eastern Pennsylvania Coal ition of Abandon Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR) and Joe Sapienza II, the effort to remove illegally dumped trash will begin at 9 a.m. Volunteers and donations are needed to make the cleanup happen. Each year, visitors to the town neglect to dispose of their trash. While each indi- vidual occurrence sounds insignifi- cant, every piece of litter gradually adds up to tons of garbage being dumped in the area, which was abandoned after a mine fire began in 1962, and continues to burn to this day. The EPCAMR is initiating the effort. Past cleanup events in Centralia have helped rid the town of old tires, house- hold goods, furniture, plastics, bottles, cans, glass, vacuum cleaners, baby diapers, carpets, refrigerators, sinks, toilets, and other unwanted junk. Signs prohibiting the dumping of trash have been posted, but to no avail - which is why public support is so important. Spanning the last two years, EPCAMR has built a coalition of partners which includes: several of the remaining local residents; Tom Hynoski, Centralia’s fire chief; regional college students; local high school students from North Schuylkill; girl scouts from Mount Carmel; the Aristes Fire Company; former Centralia residents; and volunteers who share a passion for cleaning up the borough of Centralia. Highway leading into Centralia. Photo courtesy of Doug Kerr. !& ! $ #" !& ! $ ! !& # ! # ! !& $ % 32 SEPTEMBER 2016 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® 4!4)/.!29 /2 (9$2!5,)# 37).' !2/5.$ *)" 7)4( (9$2!5,)# %84%.3)/. < 5"% 49,% !34 = = 42/+% ),4 /54 /2 34!4)/.!29 4/0(%!$ 7/ 7!9 #2/33 4/0(%!$ 3,)$% %!69 $549 34%%, /2 !,5-).5- /0%2!4/2 34!.$3 534/-):).' /4(%2 /04)/.3 !6!),!",% (/)#% /& -5$ 05-03 534/- "5),4 /0%2!4/2 34!4)/. ."/!2$ !)2 #/-02%33/2 9$2!5,)# $2)6%. )' 0!).4%$ 4/ #534/-%2 30%#3 2!4 /4!29 5'%2 (% 53 %#( 2!4 2)' )3 4(% "%34 !,, !2/5.$ 2)' &/2 9/5 % #!. #534/-):% 9/52 2)' 7)4( /04)/.3 35#( !3 ! "/44/- 4!",% $2)6% !.',% $2),,).' -5$ 0)4 3934%- #!3).' (!--%2 !44!#(-%.4 2/$ 30)..%2 #!2/53%, /2 2/$ "/8 )4( /52 $5!, 30).$,% (%!$ 9/5 #!. 37)4#( &2/- 2/4!29 4/ #/2).' 7)4( 4(% 4/5#( /& ! "544/. /. 4(% #/.3/,% (% 2!4 3%2)%3 )3 )$%!, &/2 !5'%2 $2),,).' 7)4( )43 ()'( 4/215% #!0!"),)49 % !4 53 %#( 7),, #53 4/-):% 4(% 2)' 4/ 9/52 30%#)&)#!4)/.3 /.4!#4 53 4/$!9 4/ '%4 9/52 .%7 2)' 2%!$9 ).#/,. 42%%4 /8 ; % !23 /7! ; !8 777 '530%#( #/-