MEDIA ADVISORY
Get Caught Recycling! Contest Winners to be Announced at State Fair

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) will announce the names of the Get Caught Recycling! contest winners at a special event scheduled at the state fair on Tuesday, September 12 at 12:30 p.m. at Lake Talbot.

The special event will include remarks from KDHE Secretary Roderick L. Bremby, KDHE Director of Waste Management Bill Bider, and Kansas State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins, CPA, administor of Learning Quest, the Kansas 529 Education Savings Plan. The 11 statewide contest winners will be announced including the winner of the grand prize - a $2,500 Learning Quest account. The crowd will then be entertained by magician, Richard Renner.

The Get Caught Recycling! contest began in March 2006 and invited individuals, families, businesses, classrooms, civic organizations, and other groups to showcase their recycling efforts to the rest of the state. KDHE asked for creative communication efforts such as videos, photos, artwork, audios, Web sites, essays, and more to be entered into the statewide contest. The following prizes will be awarded:

• One, $2,500 grand prize Learning Quest College Savings Account
• Ten, $500 Learning Quest College Savings Accounts
• All entries received an official Certificate of Recycling Certificate

For more information on KDHE programs and services, please visit www.kdheks.gov. For more information on recycling, please visit, www.GetCaughtRecycling.org.

For information about Learning Quest, the Kansas 529 Education Savings Plan, please visit www.KansasStateTreasurer.com.

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