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Rappahannock Group Sierra Club to Promotes Three R’s

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Been a busy few days around the Commonwealth.  Earth Day, a ton of fantastic local events, and the Great American Cleanup.  We’ll have some updates and recaps for you in the days to follow.  In the meantime, we’re still pumping out the 30 in 30 Grants.

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Our most recent winner was The Rappahannock Group Sierra Club.  The RGSC has been awarded a $750 grant in the Recycling Category. They are going to promote the favorite Three R’s of Keep Virginia Beautiful, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.  The RGSC of Fredericksburg has partnered with local nonprofit organizations for 3 consecutive years sponsoring America Recycles Week, around the national America Recycles Day, Nov. 15. Their goals include: encouraging local shopping, using reusable bags and connecting businesses with nonprofits through recycled/donated items. With the grant money, RGSC will educate the public more effectively through signage and advertisements and will create special reusable bags to give away for use at local Farmer’s Markets. Educating the consumers about sustainable practices and choices will not only support local markets & businesses but also local farmers. Increasing the rate of recycling of plastic bags and the use of reusable bags reduces waste and litter and conserves resources. RGSC will create a very visible campaign during America Recycles Week, that will inevitably carry on year round throughout Fredericksburg.

We at Keep Virginia Beautiful are proud to be in our second year of our 30 in 30 Grant Program.  We are offering 30 individual grants ranging from $500 to $1,000 in three different categories:  Beautification and Community Greening, Litter Prevention, and Recycling.  We’re fortunate to offer these Grants through the generosity of our partners in the 30 in 30 – Capital One, Waste Management, and Lowe’s.

 

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Fallon Park to Get Green with Grant!

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Keep Virginia Beautiful (KVB) is awarding “30 Grants In 30 Days” in April and May 2012. Fallon Park Elementary School in Roanoke has been awarded a $1,000 grant in the Beautification and Community Greening Category. The KVB grant 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.Fallon Park Elementary School

KVB provided the opportunity for government, non-profit and/or service organizations in Virginia to apply for one of 30 grants ranging from $500 to $1,000 in three different categories: Beautification and Community Greening, Litter Prevention, and Recycling. These grants are made possible by KVB partners – Capital One, Waste Management and Lowe’s.

The goal of the Garden Courtyard Connections to Learning (GCCL) project by Fallon Park ES is to renovate and refresh a relatively unused space to establish an outdoor learning lab. This lab would be a place in which teachers and students can work and learn together while connecting outdoor gardening experiences and environmental stewardship with the curriculum presented in the classroom. The existing raised beds will be used for five themed gardens, which consist of a Sensory Garden, Beatrix Potter Herb Garden, Peas in a Pod Vegetable Garden, Diversity Garden, and a Butterfly Garden. Fallon Park ES is an inner-city, urban school with a population of 630 students and a free and reduced lunch population of nearly 100%. These students will be provided an invaluable opportunity to learn more about eating healthy, sustainability, the importance of environmental stewardship, along with the sense of accomplishment that comes with a project such as this. Finally, beyond the connections to the curriculum and lessons learned from the garden, students will be able to smell, touch, and taste the vegetables, herbs, and plants grown and planted by their own hands. These experiences go well beyond the schools’ walls to provide their students with life lessons they will treasure in their hearts and minds forever.

Well done, Falcons.  Well done.

 

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Holy Cross Academy grabs a Grant!

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Holy Cross Academy in Fredericksburg has been awarded a $750 grant in the Recycling Category.  They are the latest 30 in 30 Grant Winner!  Holy Cross serves the educational needs of children from preschool through eighth grade.

Holy Cross AcademyThis  year Holy Cross Academy’s 5th grade students adopted the theme “Going Green in 5th Grade“.  They created posters to build awareness throughout the school and encouraged everyone to recycle paper and plastic.  Students made recycle bins out of cardboard boxes, decorated them and placed them in each classroom, office and workroom throughout the school.  Additionally, they arranged for a large container to be placed in the school parking lot and this container is filled with materials that would have otherwise been thrown in the trash.  With this grant, they will purchase 30 blue wall hugging recycling containers to place in classrooms and offices throughout the school.  The school also plans to purchase 2 heavy duty recycle bins to place in the cafeteria/gym/auditorium and the lobby.  Students will be responsible for emptying these containers into the large collection box in the hallway.  They have made great progress in decreasing the amount of trash the school creates; however, there is always room for improvement and purchasing these containers would greatly help the program and hopefully be an inspiration to other Fredericksburg area schools.

Our hats are off to Holy Cross, and we hope that other schools follow their lead!

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Game On! Our First 30 in 30 Winner!

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JRAIt’s on!  We have our first Grant Winner!

In case you forgot, Keep Virginia Beautiful is awarding “30 Grants In 30 Days” in April and May 2012. The James River Association (JRA) has been awarded a $1,000 grant in the Litter Prevention Category. We provided the opportunity for government, non-profit and/or service organizations in Virginia to apply for one of 30 grants ranging from $500 to $1,000 in three different categories: Beautification and Community Greening, Litter Prevention, and Recycling. These grants are made possible by our partners – Capital One, Waste Management and Lowe’s.

Picking up litter is one of the easiest improvements anyone can make in their local environment. In addition to being unsightly, litter ultimately moves through a local watershed and ends up in our waterways. People of all ages can participate and feel good by taking part in a trash cleanup. Picking up trash creates awareness of the scope of the litter problem and fosters increased stewardship for the James River. To accommodate willing volunteers, JRA has developed a Self-directed Trash Cleanup program that can be tailored to the specific needs, size and schedule of a group. Through this program, JRA handles all of the site and collection details with the only thing volunteers having to do is make their valuable contribution of time and effort. In addition to finding a site in need of clean-up, the Self-directed Trash Cleanup provides the volunteer group with the loan of a Trash Cleanup Kit that includes: grabbers and container; assorted gloves and large plastic storage container; a first aid kit; trash bags and recycling bags. JRA is researching sites in need of cleanup and are categorizing them by accessibility, safety, and the number of people who can effectively work on the site. Groups can learn about the program, select a site and sign up for whatever day they want to conduct their Self-directed Trash Cleanup at www.jamesriverassociation.org.

Our Mission is to engage and unite Virginians to improve our natural and scenic environment through our 5 impact areas: Litter Prevention, Waste Reduction, Recycling, Beautification, and Environmental Education.

One 30 in 30 down, 29 to go!

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30 in 30 in 2012

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“30 in 30” is back!  KVB is proud to bring back our very successful and highly anticipated “30 grants in 30 days” program.  We would like to thank our generous sponsors this year because without them, these grants would not be possible; Thank you Capital One and Waste Management.

The 2012 “30 grants in 30 days” program  is once again designed to help communities, schools, parks, neighborhoods, and civic groups battle Virginia’s environmental issues on the front lines.  These grants are categorized in 3 areas; (1) Cigarette Litter Prevention, (2) Plastic Bag Litter Prevention and Recycling, and (3) Beautification and Community Greening.  Thirty grants ranging from $500 to $1000 will be awarded to 30 geographically different areas around the Commonwealth within the 3 categories, to be dispersed amongst small to large communities, schools to universities, city parks to state parks, civic clubs to environmental groups.  We have chosen April as the perfect month for this program to coincide with Earth Day.

Grant submissions will accepted thru Friday, March 30, 2012.  In early April, winning proposals  and grant amounts will be determined.  Then starting  April 16, 2012, winners will be announced daily for 30 days.  Grant recipients will have until November 5th, 2012 to complete their projects and/or events.  Reports regarding these projects will then need to be completed through our website by December 3, 2012.

If you are ready to engage and unite Virginians to improve your natural and scenic environment, please fill out the following grant application.  Thank you for all that you do to Keep Virginia beautiful!

Apply for 30 in 30 Grants here!

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30 in 30 in Action!

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We got an email from a friend in Manassas (thank you Cindy Brookshire!) who gave us an update on one of our 30 Grants in 30 Days Winners.

1 By Youth swarmed Point of Woods and Stonewall Park for a day of some truly amazing beautification.  You can read about it here. Over 600 volunteers from all over Virginia, Maryland and as far away as Pennsylvania jumped in with rakes, shovels, and other tools to revitalize a neighborhood and a park with cleaning, planting, painting, and creating a tribute gazebo and community garden to honor Sgt. John D. Conner III, the only Manassas City police officer to die in the line of duty.

The volunteers made upgrades to playgrounds, cleaned up woods and creeks, started the garden, and helped clean up some of the neighboring homes.  You can see more fantastic photos of the event (courtesy of Bill Corbett) here.

These fine folks had a host of contributors and donations, like music, meals from Chick-Fil-A, and visits from the George Mason Cheerleaders.  We played only a small part, but we’re glad to have been able to contribute.  We’re especially proud of 1 By Youth for the amazing gift that they were able to give this community.

We’d love to hear from some of our other winners and see some more successes at Keeping Virginia Beautiful!

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Congrats to Our 30 IN 30 Winners!

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In honor of Earth Month, Keep Virginia Beautiful (KVB) awarded “30 Grants In 30 Days” during April, 2011.  Ten grants in 3 different categories; Cigarette Litter Prevention, Plastic Bag Recycling, and Community Greening and Beautification were awarded to multitude of different entities all around the Commonwealth.  Schools, State Parks, Cities and Towns, Universities, Environmental groups, Associations, KVB Affiliates, and historic neighborhoods comprised the 30 award winners from the Eastern Shore to the far Southwest of Virginia.  These grants were made possible by KVB’s partners, Walmart and Waste Management.
KVB is proud to announce our “30 in 30” Grant Winners:

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.  For more information on KVB and these grant winners, go to https://keepvirginiabeautiful.org/outreach/grants.

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KVB Announces the “30 IN 30” Grant Program!

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In honor of Earth Month, Keep Virginia Beautiful (KVB)  is announcing the 30 Grants In 30 Days campaign.  This grant campaign is co-sponsored by KVB, Walmart, and Waste Management.

We are proud to provide the opportunity for organizations in Virginia to apply for one of (30) $1000 grants to be awarded during the 30 days of April, 2011.  This grant program will focus 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.

1. Cigarette Litter Prevention

Ten (10) $1,000 grants to ten separate government or non-profit entities that implement programs within targeted geographic boundaries in Virginia to reduce cigarette litter. Funding would support educational outreach materials, cigarette litter receptacles, and portable ash trays for adult smokers.  The purpose of these grants is to support sustainable prevention and a measurable reduction of cigarette litter within the predetermined geographic boundaries.

2. Plastic Shopping Bag Litter Prevention and Recycling

Ten (10) $1,000 grants to ten separate government or non-profit entities that implement programs within targeted geographic boundaries in Virginia to reduce plastic bag waste and litter. Funding would support increasing plastic bag collection sites, education of consumers, and distribution of reusable shopping bags to consumers.  The purpose of these grants is to support sustainable prevention, promote a measureable waste reduction and a measureable increase in reuse and recycling of plastic bags within the predetermined geographic boundaries.

3. Beautification and Community Greening

Ten (10) $1,000 grants to ten separate government or non-profit entities within targeted geographic boundaries in Virginia which support programs that beautify and clean including community gardens, restoring vacant lots, highway and shoreline enhancement, plantings, and graffiti abatement. Funding would support community clean-ups, revitalization projects, and sustainable neighborhood gardens.  The purpose of these grants is to support beautification efforts within the predetermined geographic boundaries.

Process for Submission

Grant nominations will be accepted online beginning on February 1, 2011 with a deadline of March 15, 2011.  A panel of judges will review submissions and award grants for winning applicants in each of the three categories.  Grant programs selected must be completed by the end of 2011.

Winning applicants will be notified one week prior to award date.  All remaining applicants will be notified by April 30, 2011. Applicants who are selected will receive funding by May 5, 2011.

Please visit our Grants page to apply.


Grants made possible from the Walmart Foundation and Waste Management.