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Harmony Hall Farms Homeowners Wins Green Grant

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Harmony Hall Farms Homeowners Association in Northumberland County has been awarded our 2nd Green Grant in our 30 in Thirty program of $750 in the Litter Prevention Category.

Harmony Hall Farms Homeowners were concerned about the litter on the road leading into their community. There is a group that get together on a regular basis to conduct cleanups in Northumberland County, and gather data to quantify the litter problem in their county. This year’s projects include removing tires from an illegal tire dump site, and picking up litter from a 3-mile section of the road. The organization will spend the grant funds for trash pickup tools, traffic cones to ensure worker safety, and trash bags for the cleanups.

Since 2011, we’ve been able to award $203,000 to 260 groups across Virginia for beautification, educational, and environmental projects that all help to keep Virginia beautiful. This year, we are fortunate to partner with Atria, with additional support from Keep America Beautiful and Coca-Cola.

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Our First 30 in Thirty Green Grant Winner of 2019!

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Back in 2011, we started a program with the help of some amazing sponsors that allowed us to award a grant each and every day in celebration of Earth Month. Groups and organizations across Virginia applied for and won grants for things like cigarette litter prevention, new recycling programs in schools, renovating playgrounds, starting community gardens, and more.

Since that first year, we’ve awarded $203,000 for 260 different projects at schools, colleges, parks, counties and towns, environmental groups, associations, nonprofits, and service organizations.

The first award of 2019 goes to Keep Manassas Beautiful with a grant of $1000 for its Cigarette Litter Prevention Program.

Working with business owners in Historic Downtown Manassas, Keep Manassas Beautiful helps to educate its residents about cigarette butt litter using posters that feature a “Cigarette Fairy,” and distributing portable ashtrays to restaurants, shops, and at events in the area. Funds from the grant award will be used to continue the work of the Cigarette Fairy to maintain the beauty of its historic downtown area and reduce cigarette butt litter with more portable ashtrays. They will also offer cigarette butt receptacles to local businesses to further reduce litter.

Our generous partner for this year is Altria, and we received additional support from our parent organization, Keep America Beautiful, and Coca-Cola.

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SCRAP RVA Makes Most of Green Grant

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Each year, we award between thirty and 35 Green Grants to groups, schools, and organizations that share our mission to keep Virginia beautiful. SCRAP RVA was one such recipient. They recently reached out to tell us the good work they’ve been able to do with their 30 in Thirty Green Grant:

“SCRAP RVA provides three important components to the Richmond community. First, SCRAP RVA enhances environmental awareness and sustainable behavior, by reducing the steady flow of materials into the waste stream and promoting the use of reclaimed supplies. Second, SCRAP RVA provides educational programs that promote a more creatively active and environmentally aware citizenry. Third, SCRAP RVA increases access to education and materials, by providing a low-cost alternative to for-profit stores and workshops.

The 30 in Thirty Grant supported SCRAP RVA’s mission to provide low/no cost educational experiences in the community promoting young people’s excitement about recycling and upcycling. Through our Summer Studio Upcycling project we conducted seven free workshops with a total of 83 youth participants. During each workshop the Artist/Educators asked open-ended questions about creative reuse. They encouraged the students to have fun, explore, and allow the materials and activities to spark their own upcycling ideas.

We were pleased to expand our geographic reach by conducting workshops in the City of Richmond (one at VCU; two at the Downtown Main Branch Library; two at Fox Elementary School in the Fan District), and surrounding counties  (one in Chesterfield County at Girls for a Change headquarters and one in New Kent County at Gethsemane Church).”

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Using a 30 in Thirty Green Grant to Stub Out Butts!

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Each year, we’re able to give out a ton of Green Grants to groups and organizations across the Commonwealth for projects that align with our mission to keep Virginia beautiful. Since 2011, we’ve awarded over $203,000 for 260 projects. The Green Grant for the Town of Kilmarnock was one such award.

We’ll let them explain why they applied:

“The park opened in 2017 and we have been struggling with cigarette litter. Our Mayor and staff go to the park every day and within one week we have gathered 100’s of cigarette butts people have tossed in the park! Most of the litter is found in the grass off the sidewalks and even with designated smoking areas, people still are not placing their litter where it belongs. They are tossing it near children’s areas, vendor lots, and walking paths. 

This grant would allow our park staff to place more ash receptacles at our high traffic transition points with the phrase ” Park your butts here.” We think the slogan fits very nice with our park and will hopefully grab the attention of these guilty offenders. We also would be able to place informational signs on these receptacles and better educate people what they are doing to our park.”

This sounded like a worthy project, so we awarded them a Green Grant to get started:

“This project has been amazing! The results are great! We went from 100’s of nasty cigarette butts to NONE on the ground around the children’s areas in the matter of 9 weeks!  It has been such an amazing project for the park that we have had talks about introducing it to the Town and adding the signs and more urns to the sidewalks on our streets. The children’s areas are cleaner and parents have complimented on the no smoking signs and how happy they are to see no butts on the grounds where their children play. We added 3 no smoking signs around the Splash Pad as well as 2 informational signs when entering the children’s areas. As well as signs attached to the urns. Mr. Don’t Be A Butt has been very well received in our community and the project has been a huge success! It will continue at the park for years to come as well as hopes of moving it to other areas of the community.”

This is what we can do with the help of folks like you.

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All of our 30 in Thirty Winners for 2018!

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To honor our commitment to the Commonwealth, we announced our “30 Grants in Thirty Days” recipients for 2018 each day in the month of June. This year, we awarded 30 grants in the amounts of $500 to $1,000. These grants were given to schools, parks, counties and towns, environmental groups, associations, and Keep America Beautiful affiliates in four different categories:   Litter Prevention, Recycling, Cigarette Litter Prevention, and Community Beautification. Since 2011, we have provided $203,000 for 260 different projects throughout the state. We appreciate the generosity of our 2018 partners at Altria and Keep America Beautiful.

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

Please see each of the winners below with links to their project description.

The 2018 “30 Grants in Thirty Days” award winners are:

 

 

Category Organization Name Address
Cigarette Litter Prevention Town of Kilmarnock/Town Centre Park Kilmarnock
Community Beautification York County Beautification Committee Yorktown
Recycling George Mason Elementary School Richmond
Recycling State Fair of Virginia/Meadow Event Park Doswell
Litter Prevention Keep Suffolk Beautiful Suffolk
Cigarette Litter Prevention askHRgreen.org Chesapeake
Community Beautification Scottsville Elementary School Scottsville
Recycling Randolph-Macon College Student Government Assoc. Ashland
Community Beautification Northumberland Assn. for Progressive Stewardship Heathsville
Cigarette Litter Prevention The Town of Purcellville Purcellville
Litter Prevention Center for Natural Capital Orange
Community Beautification Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Richmond
Recycling Town Of Big Stone Gap Parks and Recreation Big Stone Gap
Cigarette Litter Prevention The Augusta Garden Club Staunton
Litter Prevention Petersburg Battlefields Foundation Prince George
Cigarette Litter Prevention Friends of Kiptopeke State Park Cape Charles
Recycling City of Lexington Lexington
Litter Prevention Habitat For Humanity of Winchester-Frederick-Clarke Winchester
Litter Prevention Activities Committee at DEQ Valley Regional Office Harrisonburg
Recycling SCRAP RVA Richmond
Litter Prevention King George County King George
Recycling Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast Chesapeake
Litter Prevention Heart of Virginia Council, BSA Richmond
Community Beautification Friends of Norfolk’s Environment (FONE) Norfolk
Litter Prevention Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway Roanoke
Community Beautification TWP-The Youth Movement Norfolk
Recycling The Montpelier Foundation Orange
Community Beautification Virginia Clean Cities Harrisonburg
Recycling County of Prince George Prince George
Cigarette Litter Prevention Keep Manassas Beautiful Manassas

 

 

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Keep Manassas Beautiful Wins Final 30 in Thirty!

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Keep Manassas Beautiful has been awarded a 30 in Thirty Grant of $1,000 in the cigarette litter prevention category. Keep Manassas Beautiful strives to educate and engage residents to take responsibility for improving their community and environment through litter prevention, beautification and responsible recycling. With funding awarded by Keep Virginia Beautiful, their first Cigarette Litter Prevention Program will raise awareness of new littering ordinances and educate the public about the proper way to dispose of their cigarette litter. Volunteers will use vending trays to walk around and distribute portable ashtrays to drivers and visitors to bars and restaurants in Downtown Manassas, and at public events.

Government, non-profit, civic and service organizations in Virginia were invited to apply for grants for $500 to $1,000 describing how they plan to tackle an environmental concern in their community regarding Litter Prevention, Recycling, Cigarette Litter Prevention, or Community Beautification. Since 2011, we have provided over $178,000 to fund 230 environmental projects and programs all across the Commonwealth, due to the generosity this year of our partners at Altria and Keep America Beautiful.

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Prince George County Wins 30 in Thirty!

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The County of Prince George has been awarded a 30 in Thirty Grant of $500 in the Recycling category. The Prince George County Clean Community Day is held annually to dispose of household hazardous waste, tire collection, paper shredding, electronics, and other recyclables or bulky trash items, at no charge to county residents. There is also a litter cleanup through the Adopt-A-Highway program, with volunteers scheduled to be out on many local roads. Funds awarded by Keep Virginia Beautiful will be used to cover the cost of shredding, tire collection, and other expense of the Clean Community Day. The goal of this project is to have as many citizens as possible participate in order to create awareness, and help reduce and recycle in the proper way.

Government, non-profit, civic and service organizations in Virginia were invited to apply for grants for $500 to $1,000 describing how they plan to tackle an environmental concern in their community regarding Litter Prevention, Recycling, Cigarette Litter Prevention, or Community Beautification. Since 2011, we have provided over $178,000 to fund 230 environmental projects and programs all across the Commonwealth, due to the generosity this year of our partners at Altria and Keep America Beautiful.

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Virginia Clean Cities Wins 30 in Thirty

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Virginia Clean Cities has been awarded a 30 in Thirty Grant of $750.00 in the Community Beautification category. Virginia Clean Cities does weekly pickups of garbage in the inner streets of Harrisonburg, using trash can carts. Their project is to run an “artisan trash cart workshop” to gather volunteers and materials to design and create their own trash cart. Teams will sign up for designated streets, and create carts primarily from recycled items, but will be fully mobile to allow teams to collect garbage in their neighborhoods. Funds awarded by Keep Virginia Beautiful will be used to purchase trash cans and wheels for the base of the trash carts, as well as a supply of trash bags. Teams will support and engage with local coordinated cleanup efforts with other organizations.

Government, non-profit, civic and service organizations in Virginia were invited to apply for grants for $500 to $1,000 describing how they plan to tackle an environmental concern in their community regarding Litter Prevention, Recycling, Cigarette Litter Prevention, or Community Beautification. Since 2011, we have provided over $178,000 to fund 230 environmental projects and programs all across the Commonwealth, due to the generosity this year of our partners at Altria and Keep America Beautiful.

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Montpelier Foundation Wins 30 in Thirty

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The Montpelier Foundation has been awarded a 30 in Thirty Grant of $1000 in the Recycling category. The Montpelier Foundation wants to have a recycling option for the thousands of people that visit the home of James Madison. The Exchange Cafe in Montpelier’s Visitor Center is a top priority for installation of recycling receptacles because it receives some of the highest volume of waste of any area on campus. Funds awarded by Keep Virginia Beautiful will be used to purchase dual trash and recycling receptacles for the cafe. The Foundation expects a significant volume of recyclable material will be removed from the cafe and sent for recycling on an ongoing basis.

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Government, non-profit, civic and service organizations in Virginia were invited to apply for grants for $500 to $1,000 describing how they plan to tackle an environmental concern in their community regarding Litter Prevention, Recycling, Cigarette Litter Prevention, or Community Beautification. Since 2011, we have provided over $178,000 to fund 230 environmental projects and programs all across the Commonwealth, due to the generosity this year of our partners at Altria and Keep America Beautiful.

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TWP – The Youth Movement Wins 30 in Thirty

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Teens With Purpose – The Youth Movement has been awarded a 30 in Thirty Grant of $1000 in the “Community Beautification” category. The goal of TWP – The Youth Movement is to develop a safe, welcoming neighborhood garden space for art, entertainment and learning in St. Paul’s Quadrant, the area with Norfolk’s highest concentration of low income public housing. They plan to transform vacant lots provided by the City of Norfolk to create sustainable neighborhood gardens, giving residents the opportunity to grow their own fresh produce, fruit and flowers, and to learn the health benefits of gardening and healthy eating. Funds awarded by Keep Virginia Beautiful will be used to purchase fruit trees, berry plants, roses, and supplies needed for the garden.

Government, non-profit, civic and service organizations in Virginia were invited to apply for grants for $500 to $1,000 describing how they plan to tackle an environmental concern in their community regarding Litter Prevention, Recycling, Cigarette Litter Prevention, or Community Beautification. Since 2011, we have provided over $178,000 to fund 230 environmental projects and programs all across the Commonwealth, due to the generosity this year of our partners at Altria and Keep America Beautiful.

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