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EASTWOOD, SCHWARZENEGGER
SIGN ON WITH TAKE PRIDE IN AMERICA
Organization honors volunteers and
celebrates our public lands
Clint Eastwood joined a class of 5th graders and other
volunteers in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation
Area on May 25 to repair picnic tables, to do trail
maintenance and to announce that he was again taking on a
role as national spokesperson for the Take Pride in America
program, a role he played with enthusiasm and conviction
from 1986 to 1993. The actor/producer/director of more than
50 major films told media and the volunteers that he liked
the new Take Pride slogan -- Its Your Land, Lend a Hand --
and that he was enthused by the spirit and the contributions
of the young volunteers.
Mr. Eastwood’s involvement in Take Pride was praised in a
special letter from President Bush hand carried to the
southern California event location by USA Freedom Corps
Deputy Director Charity Wallace.
And Mr. Eastwood also drew praise from the State of
California. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger used the event to
announce the state’s embrace of the Take Pride in America
program. A key member of his Cabinet, Secretary of Resources
Mike Chrisman, spoke at the event and was accompanied by
California State Park Director Ruth Coleman. Governor
Schwarzenegger became the 44th governor to commit to support
of Take Pride. Numerous Take Pride partners joined in
marking the occasion, including Kym Murphy of The Walt
Disney Company, Sue Bray of The Good Sam Club, Bill Anderson
of Westrec Marinas and Shari Boyer of GSG. Santa Monica
Mountains National Recreation Area Superintendent Woody
Smeck and Angeles National Forest Supervisor Jody Noiron
also helped mark the announcement.
Take Pride in America Executive Director Marti Allbright
moderated the event and acknowledged the support of key Take
Pride in America partners including The Walt Disney Company,
the American Recreation Coalition, the Good Sam Club and
more. She also told the guests and volunteers that Take
Pride would hit the road in June in an RV, stopping at more
than 20 sites to honor volunteers and celebrate America’s
public lands. Unilever, a leading producer of food and
personal care items, will be a key sponsor of this tour.
Additional information on Take Pride efforts can be found at
www.takepride.gov.
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