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CONTACT:
Jay C. Wingard
18th Street Design, LLC
803-929-0659
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http://www.18street.com


PalmettoPride selects 18th Street Design for web design and multimedia project
September 10, 2004

18th Street Design (www.18street.com) announced today that PalmettoPride, a non-profit, 501(C)3 organization that is a true public/private partnership comprised of state agencies, concerned citizens, corporate sponsors, and community and civic organizations with the stated goal of encouraging "behavioral change" in our citizens about litter, has selected 18th Street Design to re-design the overall look and feel of their corporate web presence and develop a curriculum based multimedia CDROM.

"Our challenge was to offer PalmettoPride outstanding creative concepts on both their web presence and multimedia solutions that stayed within their limited budget. We're excited to be able to work with an organization that concerns itself over the increasing problem of litter in our communities. ", stated Jay Wingard, Creative Director of 18th Street Design. 

"PalmettoPride is very excited to work with 18th Street Designs on the re-design of our website. Their staff is very creative and knowledgeable on how to get our message out. As a non-profit, budget is a strong concern. 18th Street was able to present us with several different option for our website that were well within our budget.", stated Sherryl Jenkins of PalmettoPride.

18th Street Design will re-design the existing web presence for PalmettoPride to include a new interface as well as subtle use of flash. 18th Street will also develop a full scale multimedia CDROM geared towards teachers in K-12 grade levels that contains state approved curriculum. 

About 18th Street Design, LLC
18th Street Design (www.18street.com) is a privately held, award winning new media development company located in the historic Vista in Columbia, SC. Owned by Jay C. Wingard, 18th Street offers creative web development, new media services and music composition. Founded in 1995, 18th Street provides intelligent new media solutions for small, medium and enterprise businesses.

About PalmettoPride
PalmettoPride is committed to the eradication of litter and the promotion of beautification in South Carolina. We will accomplish this by leading the effort to motivate and organize groups to clean up existing debris. Our focus is on four essential areas of concern: education,  enforcement, awareness and pickup resulting in behavioral change. PalmettoPride is a non-profit, 501(C)3 organization that is a true public/private partnership comprised of state agencies, concerned citizens, corporate sponsors, and community and civic organizations with the stated goal of encouraging "behavioral change" in our citizens about litter. This ultimate objective of changing behavior means stopping litter at its source - the people who do it.


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