Richland County, Lexington County, the City of Columbia, USC, SC DHEC, and Keep the Midlands Beautiful have teamed up to host the third

annual Central Midlands Lawn Mower Exchange on Saturday, April 18, 9 am to noon at the Colonial Life Arena Parking Lot (Blossom St).

Residents of Richland and Lexington Counties are invited to "Mow Down Pollution" by trading in their gasoline- powered lawn mowers in exchange for a deep discount on the purchase of an environmentally friendly, cordless electric mower from Neuton and help promote cleaner air in the Midlands.

For more information, contact Synithia Williams at 785-8634, or visit www.keepthemidlandsbeautiful. com/lme/lme09.