MAIN STREET BOWIE WILL JOIN PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL PRESERVATION MONTH THIS MAY. "OLD IS THE NEW GREEN" IS THE THEME OF THE MONTH-LONG CELEBRATION SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION. PRESERVATION IS GOOD FOR COMMUNITIES AND GOOD FOR THE POCKETBOOK, BUT IN THE FACE OF OUR GROWING CLIMATE CRISIS, PRESERVATION HAS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE TO PLAY IN FOSTERING DEVELOPMENT THAT IS MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY AND ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE. BY GIVING PRESERVATION MONTH THE THEME OF SUSTAINABILITY, THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS HOPEFUL COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL HELP SPREAD THE WORD THAT PRESERVATION IS INHERENTLY GREEN. WHEN YOU REINVEST IN OLDER AND HISTORIC BUILDINGS, LIVE IN A HISTORIC HOME, OR EVEN BECOME A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION OR YOUR LOCAL PRESERVATION ORGANIZATION, YOU SUPPORT A MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD. HERE IN BOWIE, PRESERVATION MONTH 2010 WILL KICK OFF WITH AN OFFICIAL CITY PROCLAMATION. ON SATURDAY, MAY 15TH, MAIN STREET VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE A "DOWNTOWN SHINE-UP DAY" WHERE LAMP POSTS AND TRASH CANS WILL BE REPAINTED, AND GENERAL CLEAN-UP TASKS WILL TAKE PLACE. AT THE END OF THE MONTH, MAIN STREET BOWIE WILL ALSO BE AWARDING "THUMBS UP AWARDS" TO DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES THAT ARE USING ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TECHNIQUES, WHETHER IT BE INSTALLING NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT, USING RECYCLED MATERIALS, OR EVEN SELLING RECYCLED GOODS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. PLEASE CALL THE MAIN STREET OFFICE AT 940-872-6246 OR E-MAIL SHANNON SKILES AT sskiles@cityofbowietx.com BY MAY 15TH TO TELL US HOW YOU ARE "GOING GREEN." WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A "THUMBS UP!"