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“DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS” SCHOLARSHIPS SPONSORED BY Advantage Rent A Car AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS AWARDED

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (). Advantage Rent A Car and its’ partner, the Texas Department of Transportation are pleased to announce the winners of the “Don’t Mess with Texas (DMWT)” scholarship. The scholarship program was designed to award high school students for their efforts to reduce litter in their communities. Scholarships were awarded to three deserving students totaling $5,000.

Amy Schwertner from Miles, Texas created a litter-prevention program in her hometown called “Be a Proud Citizen, Don’t Litter”. She financed her project through a grant received from her local Wal-Mart store, producing car litterbags that were distributed to Wal-Mart shoppers as they departed the store. Amy plans to use her $3,000 scholarship to attend Texas Tech University where she will study food and nutrition.

Ore High City, Texas High School senior Megan Davis received a $1,000 scholarship for her initiative to solve a litter problem called “Can Wars”. This program challenged each grade level to pick up and recycle soda cans. Her project not only encouraged students to stop littering, it enabled them to start their own school-wide recycling project. Megan plans to use the scholarship money to attend Kilgore College where she’ll study nursing.

The El Paso area may see the number of litterers on the decline thanks to Franklin High School senior Allison Armendariz. Allison received a $1,000 scholarship for creating the Franklin High School “ecology club”. This club was started to drive student participation at litter cleanups across the El Paso area benefiting not only Franklin High School, but the entire community. She plans to use the scholarship money to attend Texas Christian University in Fort Worth where she’ll study business.

“Rewarding these young citizens’ leadership and hard work with a college scholarship is something we are honored to provide,” said Mark Walker, vice president of Advantage Rent A Car. “Their efforts will undoubtedly inspire others to keep their community clean, which will hopefully carry over to when they travel on Texas roads.”