Back in 2002, Lou Krieger hosted a popular local morning radio show, and, as part of a station gag, he ended up adopting part of the U.S. 17 Bypass that ran right outside his studio window.
Now, almost nine years later, Krieger is out of work, a casualty of a changing radio business, and his "Adopt A Tree" program along two miles of the road near Surfside Beach is in need of donations to keep it viable.
"We were never at a loss for funds when we had the radio program, because we had a lot of promotion," said Krieger on Monday morning. "We've put tons and tons of manhours" into the project, he said.
Krieger said it takes at least $3,000 to help pay for new mulch, pine straw, daffodils, and other supplies to keep clean his two-mile stretch of the bypass, between Glenn's Bay Road and the Garden City Connector.
"We typically buy almost 400-500 daffodils to plant each year," he said. "Any time you see us with a little trailer of mulch, that represents $60 worth of mulch. We've put roughly 300 tons of mulch out here--it's all put out by hand."
But with the tough economic times, comes a slowdown in donations, and now Krieger is hosting a golf tournament this weekend to help raise some money for the roadway.
"Usually, if we get $3,000 and we don't take any hits on palm trees, that's sufficient enough for us to do that whole year," he said.
That golf tournament happens Sunday, November 8th at Wachesaw East.
The cost is $75, and players get free breakfast and lunch, along with range balls to practice, and greens fees and cart fees.
For more information, you can contact Krieger at (843) 215-3753 or louk1065@gmail.com.
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