Clarksville Elementary wins 30 in 30

Clarksville Elementary School in Mecklenburg has been awarded a $750 30 in 30 grant in the Community Beautification Category. Our 30 Grants in 30 Days program focuses greater resources and attention on organizations and individual localities throughout the Commonwealth and how they are addressing the issues of litter prevention, recycling, waste reduction, beautification and education.

We provided the opportunity for government, non-profit and/or service organizations in Virginia to apply for one of 30 grants of $500 to $1,000 in three different categories: Litter Prevention, Recycling, and Community Beautification. These grants are made possible by Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation and MeadWestvaco.

Clarksville Elementary School (CES) would like to expand and beautify their school’s learning garden. They have enlisted the help of the High School, several community partners, and of course their student body and staff. CES realizes that hands-on-learning is an integral part of a child’s education and their school garden has become a real asset for teaching their students the core lessons of teamwork, science, math, agriculture, nutrition, environment, and community pride and spirit. We are happy to assist these eager young minds to improve their community and school by adding additional raised beds and seating to their learning garden. As Aeschylus said, “From a small seed, a mighty trunk grows”.

The mission at Keep Virginia Beautiful is to engage and unite Virginians to improve our natural and scenic environment through these impact areas: Litter Prevention, Waste Reduction, Recycling, Beautification, and Environmental Education.