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Holliday Lake State Park puts butts in their place!

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Holliday Lake State Park puts butts in their place with the help of KVB’s 30 in 30 grant!

The Friends of Holliday Lake State Park purchased two cigarette butt receptacles like the one seen in the picture to be put in high traffic areas of the park.  In doing this they had hoped to reduce the number of butts found on the ground around the park.  The containers were emptied regularly and a decrease in litter was noticed on the beach.  The friends group also purchased 500 pocket ashtrays to give to park guests that are seen smoking so they would have a place to put their butts until they get to a trash can.  These pocket ashtrays are very popular among trail users as a place to put their butts until they finish their hike.  The large receptacles worked so well that the park purchased two more to be put at their new campground restroom entrances.  “Thanks to KVB for allowing us this opportunity to help keep Virginia clean.”

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Friends of Holliday Lake State Park WINS $1K Grant!

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The Friends of Holliday Lake State Park has been awarded a $1,000 grant in the Cigarette Prevention 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.

The Friends of Holliday Lake State Park will use their grant funds to initiate a new cigarette litter prevention program  to help keep their beautiful park beautiful.  The Friends intend to purchase cigarette butt receptacles to place in strategic locations all around the park and possibly pocket ashtrays for frequent guests to help reduce the number of cigarette butts, which can be very dangerous during the dry windy season.  For more information on the Friends of Holliday Lake State Park or their project, please contact Robert Chapman at 434-248-6308 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.