FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    

April 9, 2002                        

CONTACT: Patricia M. Lonsbary
Vice President & General Manager

Private Motor Coach, Inc. Adopts

Old Tyler Road in Whitehouse, Texas

The “Don’t Be A Litterbug” Campaign of their childhood in the 1960’s left permanent impressions on Ed and Patty Lonsbary, owners and operators of Private Motor Coach, Inc.

When they lived in Pennsylvania’s North Park of Pittsburgh, you’d often see this couple with trash bags in hand, bending to pick-up a discarded pop can or food wrapper.  Occasionally, a runner or cyclist through the park would shout an appreciative “Thanks” when they passed.

You could also find Patty volunteering on the Greensburg section of the Route 66 clean-up team when she was a member of the Greensburg Rotary Club; and, later she helped the Rich-Mar Rotary Club clean -up litter along Route 910 in Gibsonia.

When the Lonsbary’s left Pennsylvania behind, they carried to Texas with them this anti-litter commitment. Now, they have adopted the 2-mile stretch of Old Tyler Road that runs past the frontage of their Whitehouse, Texas home.  They officially pitched in with the April 6, 2002 “Don’t Mess with Texas” statewide roadside clean-up day.  Eight volunteers helped Ed and Patty fill the back of a pick-up truck with cans, paper, miscellaneous discarded trash, and even a car windshield!  Other independent clean-up efforts are planned by the Lonsbary’s to occur at least 4 times per year or as needed.

“Give us a neighborly toot when you see Ed and I picking-up litter,” suggests Patty, “And, hold that litter for a proper trash receptacle.”

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