FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                 July 3, 2002

Conserve precious drinking water by saving rainwater for your yard! Purchase a rain barrel to capture rainwater from downspouts on Saturday, July 20 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve, 2616 Kildaire Farm Road in Cary. These 65-gallon rain barrels--made from recycled plastic--will be sold for $72.50 plus tax. (Cash or make checks payable to The Rain King). 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.