Since Tony started his campaign, over 100 junk cars have been towed out of the creek. Tony's clean up drew at least one person from each of the 43 homes along the Fort Branch creek. Once a month, Tony leads a group of kids to pick up litter along roadways. Tony's sons still can't swim in the creek, but thanks to the efforts of people like Tony, someday they will. You see, now that Tony has cleaned up Fort Branch, he is organizing citizen groups for clean ups in two other Perry County communities.
Volunteers can have other effects besides their physical efforts.
After watching his grandson spend a long, hard day helping to clean up an illegal dump, a Casey County resident, with tears in his eyes, confessed that he had been a contributor to the illegal dump and pledged that he would never improperly dispose of trash again. He was dismayed to see his grandson cleaning up a mess that he had helped make. I have lived in several states and traveled extensively in almost all of the states. I consider Kentucky to be one of the most beautiful places God created. We want others to visit Kentucky and fall in love with her natural beauty.