be found in a number of programs throughout North Fulton.


She began with volunteer work, which honed her knowledge and passion to make a difference in the community. She is very involved with the Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce


and helped launch


Leadership Johns Creek and Student Leadership Johns Creek. Through her two children, she


Cindy Eade, left, presents Julie Burroughs of Centennial High School with the “Keep Georgia Beautiful” award in recognition of Centennial’s efforts to reduce school waste.


saw the need to set up recycling programs in her children’s schools and to help educate kids about how their actions have community-wide impact.


“I think working in the paper


industry and seeing the volume of natural


aware of


resources used made me the magnitude of


the


usage and waste we have in our country,” said Eade, who serves on


the Fulton County Commission on the Environment.


When her children entered high school, Eade went to work for Keep North Fulton Beautiful as the education director,


working with


schools in Sandy Springs, Milton and Johns Creek.


created


Last January, she filled the newly position of


sustainability


coordinator for the city of Milton. Within this capacity, Eade works closely with the Milton Grows Green program, and helps plan and execute programs


such as Adopt-A-Road,


Earth Day festivities, Rivers Alive, rain barrel workshops and working with local schools. The


abundance of it; and


and being sensitive to the needs of business and personal lifestyles.” When asked about her success stories, Eade points to a program at Centennial High School in Roswell, which developed a recycling program with a local waste hauler that has resulted in daily pickups of paper, cardboard and aluminum. As she looks to the future, she would like Milton to become a Keep America Beautiful affiliate, increase its sustainability efforts and


in building operating standards and


continue to educate the community on best practices in environmental stewardship.


But conservation begins primarily natural


resources in Milton draws residents who, for the most part, seek to conserve and protect


Eade helps in these efforts. “When you are immersed in environmental programs, you always are on the lookout for better and more creative ways to be sustainable,” said Eade. “I think Milton has a great balance of environmental sustainability


within the individual and the home, where the most impact is made. “I would like to change the ‘it’s too much trouble’ attitude when it comes to helping the environment, whether it’s recycling, using a rain barrel,


carpooling,” said Eade.


“People need to get out of their comfort zones a bit and try new things, which hopefully will establish new habits.”


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