Elkton to Pretty Up with $1,000!

The Town of Elkton has been awarded a $1,000 grant in the Community Greening and Beautification Category.   The Town of Elkton has a vision for a more beautiful, inviting, and prosperous community.  Their first step to realizing this goal is to install a 12 acre downtown park along the Shenandoah, which will include a river walk, picnic areas, native landscaping, and walking/running trails.  In recent years, Elkton has had to focus its funds towards maintaining its infrastructure and therefore this grant is a huge boost to getting the town park started and keeping the momentum going for additional revitalization and beautification endeavors.  Elkton is a great town full of great people and they want everyone else to see how “great” Elkton really is.  For more information about the Town of Elkton or their project, please contact Reid Wodicka at 540-298-1951.

The KVB grant program focuses greater resources and attention on individual localities throughout the Commonwealth and how they are addressing the issues of litter prevention, recycling, waste reduction, beautification and education.

KVB provided the opportunity for government, non-profit and/or service organizations in Virginia to apply for one of (30) $1,000 grants in three different categories: 10 grants for plastic bag reduction and recycling, 10 grants for cigarette litter prevention, and 10 grants for community greening and beautification.  These grants are made possible by KVB’s partners, Walmart and Waste Management.

The mission at Keep Virginia Beautiful is to engage and unite Virginians to improve our natural and scenic environment.  Our goals include becoming the leading statewide voice, providing a framework for improved communication and collaboration, cultivating and supporting sustainable programs, and engaging citizens by linking them to volunteer opportunities and information through these 5 impact areas:  Litter Prevention, Waste Reduction, Recycling, Beautification, and Environmental Education.