River Cleanup Crusader in Final 10 for "Hardest Working _____ in America" Contest
Pregracke Receives Nomination from Dirtiest Jobs host, Mike Rowe
East Moline, IL - July 22, 2010 - Chad Pregracke, President & Founder of Living Lands & Waters, a Quad City-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to cleaning up the Mississippi River, has been nominated as the "Hardest Working Do-Gooder in America" by Discovery Channel star, Mike Rowe.
The contest is sponsored by Mitchum Deodorant and designed to find, highlight and reward the hardest working man or woman in the country. Contestants submitted videos to the campaign's site and the winner of the contest will be selected by the American public through on-line voting. To view the contestants and vote for Pregracke, visit the Mitchum website at mitchumhardestworking.com, select "Meet the Finalists", and click on "Chad Pregracke" and then "I Vote for Chad". On-line voting will continue through August 15, with one vote per day, per computer allowed.
"This guy has given his life to cleaning up our rivers, getting dirty and loving every minute of it. Let's do everything we can to help keep him happy and get him some much needed money," says Mike Rowe.
Since starting Living Lands & Waters in 1998 at the age of 23, Pregracke has worked tirelessly to clean up the Mississippi, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and over a dozen other major rivers. He, his crew, and over 60,000 volunteers have removed over 6 million pounds of debris including over 60,000 tires, 5,000 barrels, 1,200 refrigerators, cars, trucks, and more. His organization has helped plant over 200,000 native trees and has taught over 10,000 students and teachers about the value and importance of our rivers.
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