FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                               July 22, 2002

Conserve precious drinking water by saving rainwater for your yard! Don't miss this second chance to purchase a rain barrel to capture rainwater from downspouts on Saturday, July 27 from 9 a.m. to noon at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve, 2616 Kildaire Farm Road in Cary. These 65-gallon rain barrels--made from recycled plastic--will be sold special price of $66.50 (checks only, payable to the Town of Cary). Citizens who hold a rain check from the July 20 sale can also pick their rain barrels at this time. Call Marie DelForge, Water Conservation Education Specialist, at (919) 469-4387 for more information or visit the Water Conservation page of the town's web site, www.townofcary.org.