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Roll Out the Barrels Silent Auction

Cindy Jamison

Terrapin Beer Company is hosting a benefit for the Green School Program, Thursday May 25th.
Roll Out the Barrels 2017  features twenty-one  rain barrels painted by local artists. They will be available during a silent auction. Laurie Lofton, Program Specialist with the ACC Water Conservation Office, says all proceeds go to the Athens Green School Program.

"It provides some funding for school buses to be able to come and take tours of our location, and that is oftentimes what is the barrier to keeping kids from coming out on field trips," Lofton said. "So we offer the bus costs for them to come visit."
Lofton says organizers realize it's often a struggle for some students to take part in activities.

"We hear from the teachers that this is why they don't come, it's difficult to get the bus and to have the transportation costs covered."

The event is from 5:30 to 7:30 Thursday evening. It is organized by the Athens-Clarke County Stormwater Division.

Credit Ansley Sproull
Roll Out the Barrels 2017

The Green School Program is a partnership to encourage local schools to implement environmental education into their curriculum.
Partners include: Water Conservation, Stormwater Management, ACC Recycling, Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful, and 4-H Extension.

You can view the barrels at:

https://www.athensclarkecounty.com/7567/Roll-Out-the-Barrels-2017