April 10 – 15 The City of Poteau along with the Chamber of Commerce designated the Week of April 10 through April 15 to Pick Up Trash. This was in conjunction with the State of Oklahoma, ODOT and OGE to support the Great American Cleanup Campaign to Keep Oklahoma Beautiful.
According to Karen Wages, CEO of the Poteau Chamber, during that week over 250 Bags of Trash were collected around different areas of Poteau.
“The numbers are continuing to come in as the weather permits other Groups are still out picking up trash,” said Wages. “You are all awesome for helping keep Poteau Clean.”
The following participant received “Hubcap Awards.”
Most Business Members – Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center
Most Team Members – Kiamichi Technology Center – Poteau Campus
Most Family Members Tim & Kelly Thornburg
Most Non-Profit Members – LeFlore County Historical Society
Most Organization Members – Strong Okie Mamas
The Hubcap Awards were sponsored by Tri-State Salvage Poteau.
Thank You to All the groups that came out to help:
Oldcastle Infrastructure
Kiamichi Technology Center – Poteau
Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center
Strong Okie Mamas
Poteau Chamber Staff
Tim & Kelly Thornburg Family
Central National Bank
McDonalds/Tracy Gerlach
LeFlore County Historical Society
Holt Cremation
The Poteau Chamber would like to thank the Corporate Trash Off Sponsors for making this happen.
Arvest Bank, Bachoo OK Foods
Camping World
Carl Albert State College
Central National Bank
Choctaw Casino
City of Poteau
Dobson Fiber
EOMC
Evans Miller Funeral Home
Extreme Work & Play
First National Bank
JOB Construction
Kiamichi Technology Center
Kim Sullivan Reality
McDonalds
OG&E
Oldcastle Infrastructure
P&K Equipment
Reece Cabinets
REXEL
Ron’s Lumber & Home Center
Choctaw Health Services Rubin White
Russell CellularThe Community State Bank
Watson’s Motors
360 Communications
The Oaks Health Care
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