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The Great Richmond Clean Up!

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Do you know what the Great American Clean-up is?  Every year between March and June, Keep America Beautiful sponsors, supports and facilitates thousands of clean-up/revitalization/beautification projects in communities all around our country with the help of over 3 million volunteers.

This year I’m happy to report about the “Great Richmond Clean-up”, which took place on March 24th along the Boulevard and on May 13th on Broad Street.  Altria, the City of Richmond, Johnson Inc., and Keep Virginia Beautiful joined together to make these clean-ups a reality.  Nearly 15,000 cigarette butts were collected and counted in three block segments along both city corridors. Over 20 new trees & 80 new perennials were planted to enhance the revitalization efforts.  6 new murals were painted and 1 ton of litter was picked-up!

These clean-ups could not have been possible without the help of Altria’s great volunteers and leadership.  If you have not seen all the great work these 2 events accomplished, I encourage you to go see the 4 murals along Broad Street between Belvidere and 6th and the 2 giant panel murals under the 95 overpass on the Boulevard near the Diamond, along with all the great new trees and plants.

Please do your part to keep our great city beautiful…DON’T LITTER!  Remember; cigarette butts, plastic bottles, & food wrappers are all trash.  Please dispose of them properly.  Don’t let all the hard work of these volunteers go to waste…do your part  and KEEP VIRGINIA BEAUTIFUL!

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Nassawadox WINS $1,000 for Beautification

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Virginia’s Eastern Shore is an absolute natural jewel and often overlooked.  The Town of Nassawadox (The Land Between Two Waters) wants to stand out and to beautify and revitalize their community.  They have big plans for several area clean-ups and adding landscaping to the main entrance of the town.  Planting native trees and shrubs along the Route 13 corridor will greatly improve the natural and scenic beauty of Nassawadox and thereby creating a revitalized image of this small jewel on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.  For more information on the Town of Nassawadox or their project, please contact Estelle Murphy at 757-442-2025.

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 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.

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.

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Elkton to Pretty Up with $1,000!

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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.

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Manassas Teams with 1 By Youth in $1K Win

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The City of Manassas and 1 By Youth have been awarded a $1,000 grant in the Beautification and Community Greening Category.  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.

The City of Manassas and 1 By Youth are partnering up to revitalize the Point of Wood Neighborhood.  With the help of over 1500 volunteers  they intend to use the grant to create a huge 3 acre sustainable community garden for the residents of Point of Woods.  In addition to the community garden:  graffiti will be removed, a memorial gazebo will be built, playgrounds will be refurbished, trash will be cleaned up, and homes will be painted.  Revitalization of an entire neighborhood creates a sense of community, belonging, and hope for the future.  The city of Manassas and 1 By Youth plan to do just that through beautifying and greening a neighborhood in need.  For more information on the City of Manassas, 1 By Youth or their joint project, please contact Lori Perez at 703-967-8863 or [email protected].

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.

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Fries School Wins $1K in Seed Money!

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Fries School has been awarded a $1,000 grant in the Community Greening and Beautification Category.  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.

This KVB grant will enable Fries School to beautify their school and surrounding area.  A recent building addition to the school has left the students with an environmental/natural deficit.  Therefore, this grant will provide the means by which a healthy, hands on learning, and natural environment can be created through the planting of trees and a central garden.  This new green space will not only beautify the school but provide a learning experience for the students to understand the value of nature and protecting their environment.  The Fries’ School Community is ready and willing to jump right into this green project to make it a huge success now and to benefit its future generations.  For more information on Fries School and their project, please contact Megan Boyer at 276-744-7201.

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.

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Nottoway County Public Schools WIN $1,000 Grant

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Nottoway County Public Schools has been awarded a $1,000 grant in the Community Greening and Beautification Category.  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.  In honor of Earth Month, Keep Virginia Beautiful (KVB) is awarding “30 Grants In 30 Days” in April, 2011.

Nottoway County Public Schools will use the KVB grant monies two fold.  First, students will be a provided a hands on learning experience in the Town of Crewe.  Crewe’s main park is experiencing erosion issues because of where it is situated, therefore the students will be given the task of studying the land, researching best erosion control options, ecological balancing with native species, planting their chosen plants and finally long term care for those plants.  In addition, students will be given the opportunity to participate in the clean-up of the Town of Blackstone.  In May, the students will give back to their community by cleaning and greening up Blackstone’s parks and Main Street.  Nottoway County Public Schools, along with the Towns of Crewe and Blackstone and a Learn and Serve Grant, will be able to beautify, green, and support 2 towns this spring through hands on learning and community involvement projects.  For more information on Nottoway County Public Schools or their projects, please contact Michelle Wallace at 424-645-9596 or [email protected].

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.